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:

death | bartender | harmonica | fainting | confetti | 

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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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rubia contra Pelirroja

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:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ann Margaret (Elvis' co-star in 'Viva Las Vegas') was in discussion to play the part of Nellie, as she owed Edward Small a film under a contract with her.

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Goofs

When Johnny pulls down Cully's beard during the Mardi Gras party, Cully says something as he fixes his beard, but his lips never move.

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Quotes

Cully: Where have you been? I lost your trail at the blackjack table.
Johnny: I ran into a guy who told me about a gypsy fortune-teller. She's got a hot cup of tea leaves.
Cully: I'm a coffee man myself! What happened with your astrologer? She couldn't read the stars on a cloudy night?
Johnny: You got to have faith, Cully.
Cully: And money. How much did you lose tonight?
Johnny: How much did I have?
Cully: That's what you lost last night. You're holding your own.
[Cully hands Johnny a mirror but it drops and breaks]
Johnny: Seven years' bad luck!
Cully: It was ...
[...]

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Connections

Version of Frankie and Johnnie (1936)

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Soundtracks

Shout It Out
(uncredited)
Written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum & Florence Kaye
Performed and Sung by Elvis Presley

User Reviews

Frankie and Johnny (1966) **

At first this Elvis Presley feature felt like a breath of fresh air, as it's a costume piece set aboard an old-time riverboat where Elvis plays an irresponsible and compulsive gambler named Johnny. Donna Douglas (best known as Elly May from "The Beverly Hillbillies") is his cutesy girlfriend and singing partner Frankie, and they perform as a duet on the boat (Douglas is unconvincingly dubbed). Harry Morgan of M*A*S*H fame plays Johnny's older mentor (he gets to sing too - uggghhh) who visits a gypsy fortune teller with Elvis to learn that a redhead (Nancy Kovack) will soon arrive to change his luck. Fate turns out to come true, but it creates a love triangle in the bargain. Once you get past the fancy costumes, this is fairly standard Elvis stuff. The stage songs aren't outstanding by any means, but they do fit nicely with the "showtime" feel of the proceedings. ** out of ****