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Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Director: Richard Thorpe
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From Time Out Film Guide
Wrestling with the problem of what to do with a rock'n'roll star, MGM hit on the addled brainwave of using Richard Thorpe, who had made The Student Prince for them three years earlier and had a background in costume musicals and adventures. The story, about a rock star with a prison background, was tougher than some of the other Presley pictures, but the musical numbers especially were shot in the MGM tradition, which was totally wrong for rock.Author: DP
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Director: Richard Thorpe
Producer: Pandro S Berman
Cast: Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Vaughn Taylor, Dean Jones, Jennifer Holden, Anne Neyland full cast
Genre(s): Musicals
Duration: 97 mins
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