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Movie Description
Considered by many to be the best Elvis movie, KING CREOLE stars the young Mr. Presley as Danny Fisher, a singer with a knack for getting into trouble. After the cops nab him for stealing, Danny vows never to violate the law again. He manages to land a gig singing at a hip nightclub in the French Quarter of New Orleans. However, mobster Maxie Fields (Walter Matthau) soon demands that Danny perform exclusively for him. And to make matters worse, Danny gets involved with Maxie's squeeze (Carolyn Jones) and risks losing his own true love, Nellie (Dolores Hart), as well as his own neck.
Synopsis
Because he's obligated to tend to his wimpy father, New Orleans high school student Danny Fisher will not be graduating.
Instead, he turns to crime. After the cops nab him for stealing, however, he vows never to violate the law again. Then he manages to land a gig singing in the hip Vieux Carre club in the French Quarter.
Trouble is, his history of crime returns to haunt him in the form of mobster Maxie Fields, who demands that Danny perform exclusively for him. As if that conflict were not enough, Danny gets involved with Maxie's squeeze and risks losing his true love, Nellie, as well as his own neck.
Danny wants out. But that's not easy because the company he keeps these days prefers machine guns over music.
Film Notes
Additional cast: Jan Shepard (Mimi Fisher); Jack Grinnage (Dummy); Dick Winslow (Eddie Burton).
Additional crew: Charles O'Curran (choreography); Al Wood, Kay Twomey, Fred Wise, Sid Wayne, Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett, Aaron Schroeder, Rachel Frank, Martin Kalmanoff, and Claude DeMetruis (song composers).
Songs include: "King Creole."
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Sensormatic
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Industry Reviews
"...The fourth and best Presley vehicle..."
USA Today - Mike Clark (04/03/1998)
"[H]ere Elvis looked great, battling against New Orleans gangsters and all seemed right with his then-monochrome world."
Mojo - Mojo Staff (12/01/2004)
"CREOLE contains enjoyable performances by Walter Matthau and a pre-Addams Family Carolyn Jones..." -- Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly - Ken Tucker (08/17/2007)
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