Jailhouse Rock (1957)

After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Writers:

Guy Trosper (screenplay), Nedrick Young (story) (as Ned Young)

Stars:

Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy

2 wins.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Elvis Presley	...	Vince Everett
Judy Tyler	...	Peggy Van Alden
Mickey Shaughnessy	...	Hunk Houghton
Vaughn Taylor	...	Mr. Shores
Jennifer Holden	...	Sherry Wilson
Dean Jones	...	Teddy Talbot
Anne Neyland	...	Laury Jackson

Storyline

Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Everett takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label, and soon becomes an overnight sensation. But when he becomes a superstar, will his desire for fame and money cause him to forget the people who got him there?

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Plot Keywords:

national film registry | singer | manslaughter | jail | fame | 

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Taglines:

MGM Presents ELVIS PRESLEY at his greatest

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Musical

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le rock du bagne

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$400,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$4,000,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avon Productions (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Perspecta Sound encoding) (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the lawn party scene, just after Vince embraces an unresponsive Peggy, the hired orchestra begins an instrumental number. The tune they're playing is "All I Do Is Dream Of You", from the film Sadie McKee (1934). This same tune, with vocal accompaniment, was featured in a series of television commercials for Bell Canada during the mid-'70s.

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Goofs

In the first song performed the drums don't match the soundtrack.

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Quotes

Vince Everett: Laury is a real cool little singer. I'm takin' her to New York with me.
Peggy Van Alden: Oh! In that case, I don't think I'll go.
Vince Everett: Were you planning to go? What for?
Peggy Van Alden: No reason I can think of now.
Vince Everett: Got nothin' to do with the record business.
Peggy Van Alden: Of course not.
Vince Everett: It's just like you said that night in Joplin, "You and me, it's strictly business."
Peggy Van Alden: Let's keep it that way.

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Connections

Spoofed in Leroy & Stitch (2006)

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Soundtracks

Young And Beautiful
(uncredited)
Written by Abner Silver & Aaron Schröder
Performed by Elvis Presley

User Reviews

Rockin Elvis at his BEST

This is Elvis Presley at his very best! He plays Vince Everett jailed for manslaughter after a bar fight.This is a damn good movie in its own right. Moodily shot in black and white with Elvis making a good job of playing the rebel Vince Everet. The Jailhouse Rock sequence is superbly handled and the entire movie smokes.

Along with the famous and quite brilliant title song we also get "Treat Me Nice," "Baby, I Don't Care," "I Want To Be Free," "Don't Leave Me Now" and the lovely tender "Young & Beautiful".

Absolutely love this movie. Love the music and Elvis of course. A very enjoyable film showing Elvis in his raw rock and roll singing and acting days. Nostalgic, interesting and fun. Really good to watch..