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Jailhouse Rock Overview:

Jailhouse Rock (1957) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman.

Jailhouse Rock was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2004.

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Jailhouse Rock (1957)

By Beatrice on Jun 23, 2016 From Flickers in Time

Jailhouse Rock Directed by Richard Thorpe Written by Guy Trosper; story by Nedrick Young 1957/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Avon Productions First viewing/Netflix rental This better-than-average vehicle for Elvis is a lot of fun. Vince Everett (Elvis Presley) is minding his own business in a bar w... Read full article

Jailhouse Rock (1957)

By Kristen on Jan 9, 2013 From Journeys in Classic Film

I figured it was only right to review an Elvis Presley movie, since his birthday was yesterday. I’m a casual fan of Elvis, the actor. I watched Viva Las Vegas a few years back, and despite the charms of Ann-Margaret, I found the film stale. With that, I decided to watch Jailhouse Rock which, accor... Read full article

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Jailhouse Rock Quotes:

Vince Everett: [their first meeting, after she has criticized his dull singing style] Okay, you're used to the top talent. What are you wasting your time working *me* over for?
Peggy Van Alden: [softly] I like the way you swing a guitar.
[they look at each other and start laughing]
Vince Everett: Yeah, I guess I *did* get a lot of wrist action into it, didn't I?
Peggy Van Alden: I think I'm going to just hate you!
Vince Everett: No, you ain't gonna hate me. I ain't gonna let you hate me.
Peggy Van Alden: How dare you think such cheap tactics would work with me!
Vince Everett: That ain't tactics, honey. It's just the beast in me.
Sherry Wilson: I asked for nothing, I expected nothing and I got nothing.
Vince Everett: Well, what'd you expect for nothing?
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Jailhouse Rock Facts
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller wrote 4 songs ('Jailhouse Rock', 'I Want to Be Free', ' Treat Me Nice', and 'You're So Square') in 5 hours after their music publisher, under deadline, locked them in their hotel room.
Average Shot Length = ~13.4 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~14.1 seconds.
During the recording session of "Don't Leave Me Now," the studio wall is covered with portraits of other RCA artists including: The Ames Brothers (Joe, Gene, Vic & Ed), Jaye P. Morgan, Eddie Fisher, Dinah Shore, Tony Martin, Lena Horne, Harry Belafonte and Hugo Winterhalter. Studio session musicians included: Bassist Bill Black, drummer D.J. Fontana, pianist Mike Stoller and guitarist Scotty Moore. Elvis performed this song three times over the course of this movie.
One day, while filming a scene, Elvis Presley swallowed a tooth cap and had to be hospitalized to remove it.
The swank apartment for Elvis was a slightly redressed set previously used as Lauren Bacall's in Designing Woman.
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