Loving You (1957)

Director:

Hal Kanter

Writers:

Herbert Baker (screenplay)
Hal Kanter (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 July 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical

Tagline:

You'll Love Loving You

Plot:

Elvis Presley plays Deke Rivers, a delivery man who is discovered by publicist Glenda Markle (Lizabeth...

Plot Keywords:

Elvis Presley | Elvis | Gas Station Attendant | Musician

Cast

Elvis Presley	...	Jimmy Tompkins (Deke Rivers)
Lizabeth Scott	...	Glenda Markle
Wendell Corey	...	Walter (Tex) Warner
Dolores Hart	...	Susan Jessup
James Gleason	...	Carl Meade
Ralph Dumke	...	Jim Tallman
Paul Smith	...	Skeeter
Kenneth Becker	...	Wayne (as Ken Becker)
Jana Lund	...	Daisy Bricker
Grace Hayle	...	Mrs. Gunderson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hugh Jarrett	...	Jordanaires
Gary Troy	...	Dancer

Also Known As:

Running Wild (USA) (pre-release title)
Something for the Girls (USA) (working title)
The Lonesome Cowboy (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Sound Recording)

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:U | USA:Approved (certificate #16530) | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Was 7th on Variety's list in it's opening weekend.

Quotes:

Wayne: [Wayne is trying to persuade Deke to sing at the Buckhorn tavern after being politely refused] Now I told my girl I could get you to sing! A man can't go back on his word, can he, fella?
Skeeter: [stands up] Look, maybe you didn't hear me...”fella", but Mr. Rivers doesn't sing in juke joints. So how about going back over there and drink your malted, huh?
Frank: [Wayne shoves Skeeter to the floor, girls gasp] Hey, are these music people causing some trouble here?
Jimmy Tompkins: [rushing up] There's no trouble, sir. You mind if I sing a song with these people here?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Baantjer: De Cock en de moord op Elvis (#9.5)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Mean Woman Blues

A young singer on his way to fame.

This film is such a contrast from Elvis' debut movie. Hair dyed black and allowed to show the raw talent that is parallel to his own meteoric rise to stardom in the music business. Elvis shows his acting potential and provides classic music like "Teddy Bear", "Mean Woman Blues", "Party", the rousing "Got A Lot Of Livin' To Do" and the title song. Veteran Lizabeth Scott and the adorable newcomer Dolores Hart play their rolls well and are not hard on the eyes. Scott sees dollar signs in managing the young singer. And also a way to make her long time boyfriend and companion Wendell Corey jealous. Hart is the girl-next-door type that seems ready to shed her innocence with the bump and grinding singer. This movie fills the bill presenting the raw, rough and ready Elvis Presley.