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King Creole( 1958)

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A STORY PULSING WITH THE HEARTBEAT OF TODAY'S YOUTH!

Overview

Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at his night club The Blue Shade. Danny refuses, but Fields won't take no for an answer.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Elvis Presley

      Danny Fisher

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      Carolyn Jones

      Ronnie

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      Walter Matthau

      Maxie Fields

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      Dolores Hart

      Nellie

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      Dean Jagger

      Mr. Fisher

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      Liliane Montevecchi

      Forty Nina

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      Vic Morrow

      Shark

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      Paul Stewart

      Charlie LeGrand

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      Jan Shepard

      Mimi Fisher

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      Brian G. Hutton

      Sal (as Brian Hutton)

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      Jack Grinnage

      Dummy

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      Dick Winslow

      Eddie Burton

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      Raymond Bailey

      Mr. Evans

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      Anne Caprile

      Mimi Fisher (Voice)

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      Gavin Gordon

      Mr. Primont

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      Helene Hatch

      Mrs. Pearson (uncredited)

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      Kitty White

      Street Vendor (uncredited)

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      Scotty Moore

      Guitar Player (uncredited)

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      Richard Simmons

      Little Tot (uncredited)

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      Candy Candido

      Doorman (uncredited)

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      Barbara Gayle

      Salesgirl (uncredited)

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      Reita Green

      Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

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      Trustin Howard

      Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

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      Gustave Lax

      Patron (uncredited)

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      Ziva Rodann

      Entertainer (uncredited)

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      Tony Russel

      Chico (uncredited)

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      Ron Nyman

      Patron (uncredited)

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      Jackie Joseph

      Salesgirl (uncredited)

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      Gavin Gordon

      Mr. Primont (uncredited)

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      Ned Glass

      Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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      Franklyn Farnum

      Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

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      Lilyan Chauvin

      Catherine (uncredited)

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      Sam Buffington

      Dr. Martin Cabot (uncredited)

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    Review 4Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Sep 05 2019
    Elvis Noir as Rock N Roll comes to the King Creole. King Creole is directed by Michael Curtiz and adapted to screenplay by Herbert Baker and Michael V. Gazzo from the novel A Stone for Danny Fisher written by Harold Robbins. It stars Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart, Dean Jagger, Vic Morrow, Paul Stewart and Jan Shepard. Music is scored by Walter Scharf and cinematography by Russell Harlan. Plot finds Presley as Danny Fisher, a high school student struggling at school who falls in with the wrong crowd just as family matters of the heart start to take a hold. He s...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • nightclub
    • crime boss
    • musical
    • singer