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Bookmark this pageJailhouse Rock (1957)
Director: Richard Thorpe
Movie review
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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- Jennifer Hartmann said...
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Posted on Dec 06 2007 17:25
i have look jailhouse rock in 2004. it was very, very good. i were in london with my school in 2004. i`m from germany. i would like say, it was the best thing what i have see.
at the last i have a question: where and how can i buy the dve about the musicl jailhouse rock with the acteurs from 2004? - Report as inappropriate
Cast & crew
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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