After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Elvis Presley | ... | Charlie Rogers | |
| Barbara Stanwyck | ... | Maggie Morgan | |
| Joan Freeman | ... | Cathy Lean | |
| Leif Erickson | ... | Joe Lean | |
| Sue Ane Langdon | ... | Madame Mijanou | |
| Pat Buttram | ... | Harry Carver | |
| Joan Staley | ... | Marge | |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Arthur Nielsen | |
| Steve Brodie | ... | Fred | |
| Norman Grabowski | ... | Sam | |
| Jack Albertson | ... | Lou | |
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Jane Dulo | ... | Hazel |
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Joel Fluellen | ... | Cody Marsh |
| Wilda Taylor | ... | Little Egypt | |
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Charlie Rogers (Elvis Presley) is a leather-jacketed biker who's fired from a singing engagement after getting into a fight with a group of college toughs. While riding his cycle to the next gig, an irate dad runs him off the road when he flirts with his daughter. He's forced to hook up with a travelling carnival until his bike can be fixed. The carnival is run by a tough old broad, a broken-down drunk, and his nubile daughter. Along the way, Charlie (who's got a chip on his shoulder about being an orphan) somehow learns about family values from this vaguely dysfunctional one. A scheming rival carny shows up, based on the legend of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's real-life manager. Written by alfiehitchie
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psychotronic film | carnival | one word title | drifter | fortune teller |Taglines:
Elvis Presley as a Roving, Restless, Reckless, ROUSTABOUTMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Charlie Rogers: Gotta stop reading those hot-rod magazines buddie, sickles are out - it's either a bike or a motorcycle.
College boy in suit and tie: Made in Japan huh.
Charlie Rogers: That's right, made in Japan.
College boy in suit and tie: What's the matter, American sickles not good enough for you?
Charlie Rogers: You don't dig world trade buddy after all the economics they've tried to shove into you.
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Written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Performed by Elvis Presley
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Opened in eighth place on Variety's list. See more »Goofs
Several new vehicles in the film, including police cars, display California dealer license plates. See more »Quotes
College boy in gray sweater: That your sickle?Charlie Rogers: Gotta stop reading those hot-rod magazines buddie, sickles are out - it's either a bike or a motorcycle.
College boy in suit and tie: Made in Japan huh.
Charlie Rogers: That's right, made in Japan.
College boy in suit and tie: What's the matter, American sickles not good enough for you?
Charlie Rogers: You don't dig world trade buddy after all the economics they've tried to shove into you.
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Little EgyptWritten by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Performed by Elvis Presley
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EnglishRelease Date:
11 November 1964 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Right This Way Folks! See more »Filming Locations:
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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This is a very entertaining film. Elvis (Charlie Rogers) is a rebel biker who has a reputation as fighter and a womanizer. He makes a living as a traveling singer.
Early on in the film he is fired for getting into a fight with a group of college toughs. While riding his bike to the next engagement, the father of a girl he was flirting with tries to run him off the road. To make ends meet, and to earn enough money to repair his bike, he joins up with a traveling carnival.
The carnival is run by Maggie Moran, played by legendary actress Barbara Stanwyck. Elvis falls quickly for her lovely daughter Cathy, (Joan Freeman). The film takes off from there.
It's a wonderful adventure and is sure to entertain. Plus there are some great music tracks. "Little Egypt", "Roustabout", and "Big Love, Big Heartache" are great examples. The soundtrack went to #1 on the Billboard charts.
Some fun facts: Raquel Welch has a bit part at the very beginning of the film, and Teri Garr is one of the dancers. The title song, Roustabout is one everyone remembers. However Elvis also recorded another song for the film called "I'm a Roustabout". "Roustabout" was picked and "I'm a Roustabout" was never released. The song was recently discovered and was released as a bonus track on a CD in 2003. The motorcycle Elvis rides throughout the movie is a Honda 305 Superhawk.