Directed by:
Richard ThorpeScreenplay:
Guy TrosperCinematography:
Robert J. BronnerComposer:
Jeff AlexanderCast:
Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Jennifer Holden, Dean Jones, Glenn Strange, Bill Hickman, Hugh Sanders, Bess Flowers, Percy Helton (more)VOD (3)
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In the 1957 box-office hit that's "Presley Best Film," according to Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, the King of Rock 'n'roll plays Vince Everett, jailed for manslaughter after a bar fight. There, Vince Learns to belt out tunes instead of saloon patrons and, after being paroled, follows a bumpy road to music and movie success. Six songs by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller spike the story, including "Treat Me Nice," "I Want to Be Free" and the shimmy-shakin' title tune "It's the beast in me," Elvis says after kissing Peggy (Judy Tyler). It's the best in him too! (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Elvis Presley
USA
Best movies:
Wild in the Country (1961)
Change of Habit (1969)
Loving You (1957)
Judy Tyler
USA
Best movies:
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Mickey Shaughnessy
USA
Best movies:
From Here to Eternity (1953)
The Hangman (1959)
The Sheepman (1958)
Jennifer Holden
USA
Best movies:
Gang War (1958)
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
Dean Jones
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
Glenn Strange
USA
Best movies:
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Brute Force (1947)
The Lusty Men (1952)
Bill Hickman
USA
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Patton (1970)
Bullitt (1968)
Hugh Sanders
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Storm Warning (1951)
Only the Valiant (1951)
Bess Flowers
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rear Window (1954)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Percy Helton
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
Vaughn Taylor
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Jeffrey Sayre
USA
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
North by Northwest (1959)
Donald Kerr
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Big Country (1958)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Frank Mills
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
Limelight (1952)
Fury (1936)
Dan White
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Joe Ploski
USA
Best movies:
Inherit the Wind (1960)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Stalag 17 (1953)
Arthur Tovey
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Back to the Future (1985)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
John Dennis
USA
Best movies:
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Airport (1970)
Funny Girl (1968)
Jack Chefe
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
It Started with Eve (1941)
All About Eve (1950)
Scotty Moore
USA
Best movies:
Loving You (1957)
King Creole (1958)
Jailhouse Rock (1957)