Frankie and Johnny (1966)

A riverboat singer with a weakness for gambling wants to find his lucky red head, but his girlfriend Frankie is not amused.

Director:

Frederick De Cordova (as Frederick de Cordova)

Writers:

Alex Gottlieb (screenplay), Nat Perrin (story)

Stars:

Elvis Presley, Donna Douglas, Harry Morgan

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Elvis Presley	...	Johnny
Donna Douglas	...	Frankie
Harry Morgan	...	Cully
Sue Ane Langdon	...	Mitzi
Nancy Kovack	...	Nellie Bly
Audrey Christie	...	Peg
Robert Strauss	...	Blackie
Anthony Eisley	...	Braden
Joyce Jameson	...	Abigail

Storyline

A riverboat singer with a weakness for gambling wants to find his lucky red head, but his girlfriend Frankie is not amused.

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Plot Keywords:

forenames as title | character names as title | psychotronic film | female sexual predator | female female relationship | 

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Taglines:

Elvis turns the Land of Blues Red Hot with 11 Great Songs! Hear them on RCA Records!

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eileen Wilson's voice was dubbed for Donna Douglas' singing scenes. It is her voice on the soundtrack as well.

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Goofs

When Blackie put the live round in the stage gun, it was a Colt single action. After Frankie shot Johnny , the pistol was now a Colt double action revolver that wasn't even introduced till years after the movie was supposed to be set .

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Quotes

Nellie Bly: Maybe the gypsy was right. Maybe we were meant for each other.

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Connections

Featured in Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 3 (2007)

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Soundtracks

Please Don't Stop Loving Me
(uncredited)
Written by Joy Byers
Performed and Sung by Elvis Presley

User Reviews

Better Elvis

Frankie and Johnny (1966)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Johnny (Elvis) is a riverboat singer who is also one of the worst gamblers in the world, which gets him into major debt and grief to his partner Frankie (Donna Douglas). With no where else to turn, Johnny starts going to a gypsy for advice and she tells him that great luck will come in a beautiful redhead (Nancy Kovack) but this starts trouble with his boss as well as Frankie. I was pleasantly surprised to see how good this little film was, although it suffers from the same issues as many Elvis films of this period. The story is incredibly weak and once again we've gotta see The King fall for the wrong woman and try to get himself out of trouble while singing. What stands this film apart from the others through are the incredibly well done songs, which also feature some great musical numbers. The highlight is the wonderfully played out title song as well as several other tunes including "What Every Woman Lives For", "Down By the Riverside", "When the Saints Go Marching In" and "Hard Luck". Elvis doesn't give what I'd call a good performance but he fits his role well as the dumb but entertaining singer. The biggest credit must go to the supporting cast with Douglas stealing the show and Harry Morgan adding great comedy.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Frankie and Johnny

Filming Locations:

Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward Small Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1