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Oregon Daily Emerald
Looking back at best, worst
of Elvis’ 1960s feature films
By Doug Nye
(KRT)
While Elvis Presley was in the
Army, his manager, Col. Tom Park
er, made sure the public didn’t for
get the king of rock ‘n’ roll.
New recordings were released
periodically during his absence
and Parker also made sure there
was plenty of newsreel footage of
Elvis in uniform serving his coun
try.
By the time Presley was mus
tered out, Parker had numerous
movie deals locked up. Elvis
starred in 27 films during the
1960s. Many provided solid (and
harmless) entertainment, but as the
decade wore on, the quality of his
films began to deteriorate.
Here is a look at Elvis’ best from
that period:
His first out the Army, appropri
ately enough, was “G.I. Blues”
(Paramount, 1960, $19.99), in
which Elvis plays a soldier who
woos a dancer named Lili (Juliet
Prowse). Among the songs are
“Wooden Heart,” “Blue Suede
Shoes” and the title tune. The film
was a hit, ranking in the top 20
films released that year.
Elvis followed that up with two
dramatic roles in which he was ac
tually quite good. The Western
“Flaming Star” (Fox, 1960) has
him playing a half-breed caught in
the middle when trouble breaks
out between whites and Indians.
“Wild in the Country” (Fox, 1961)
features Elvis as a rebellious farm
boy in plenty of trouble.
Neither of his dramas did big at
the box-office and it was obvious
his fans preferred the musicals.
They got what they wished for
with “Blue Hawaii” (Paramount,
1962), which is a short story
packed with a parade of tunes, in
cluding “Can’t Help Falling in
Love,” “Hawaiian Wedding Song”
and the title tune. It was one of his
biggest film hits and finished in
the top 20 that year.
“Follow that Dream”
(MGM/UA, 1962) and “Kid Gala
had” (MGM/UA, 1962) struck a
happy medium. There are enough
songs to keep Elvis fans happy
and enough of a story to keep oth
ers interested. “Dream” shows
Elvis has a knack for comedy as
he plays the son in a family that
decides to homestead in Florida.
“Galahad” has ex-soldier Presley
getting into the fight game.
Charles Bronson co-stars. These
are my two favorites.
Among Elvis’ most entertaining
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and energnUc ouf ngs was “Viva
Las Vegas” (Warner, 1964). There
are numerous electric moments
when he and Ann-Margaret team
up for several numbers including
the title tune and “What’d I Say.”
After “Viva Las Vegas,” most
Elvis movies were almost indistin
guishable. It was always the same
— Elvis meets girl (or girls) and the
songfest begins. Here’s a quick
look at the worst.
The lame “Kissin’ Cousins”
(MGM, 1964) with Elvis playing
dual roles of a soldier and his hill
billy cousin. MGM released it on
VHS a few years back. You might
still be able to find it.
“Harum Scarum” (MGM, 1965).
Really embarrassing stuff with
Elvis making like silent movie star
Rudolph Valentino in “The
Sheik.” Mary Ann Mobley costars.
“Paradise, Hawaiian Style”
Courtesy Photo
(Paramount, 1966) is basically a
remake of “Blue Hawaii,” but
with not nearly the appeal of the
original.
The tipoff that Presley had
slipped at the box office came with
“Clambake” (Warner, 1967). In
many cities, it played only at
drive-ins.
“Charro!” (National General,
1969) was a change of pace, but
hardly a good film. The Western
stars Elvis, complete with scruffy
beard, as a cowboy accused of
stealing a cannon from Mexican
rebels.
“Change of Habit” (Universal,
1969) sees Elvis portraying a doc
tor who becomes involved with
nun Mary Tyler Moore. There is
simply no chemistry between the
two. This was Presley’s last regular
feature film.
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