![]() “You just didn’t have a lot of fooling around with Curtiz-I mean, he would embarrass the hell out of you,” said Jan Shephard, who played Elvis’ sister in the movie. The noir-ish story gave Presley an opportunity to stretch his acting chops before he joined the military, resulting in not only one of the singer’s finest films but also a sense of surprising mutual respect that emerged among Presley, Matthau, and Curtiz. Gazzo, best known to modern audiences as Frankie Pentangeli from The Godfather Part II (1974). One of the final films directed by the legendary Michael Curtiz ( Casablanca), King Creole was co-written by Herbert Baker, who contributed to the screenplay of Presley’s 1957 film Loving You, and Michael V. Living in New Orleans’ French Quarter with his wise older sister and idealistic widowed father, Danny makes ends meet working odd jobs, including as a busboy for gangster Maxie Fields (Walter Matthau) before his singing talents-and habit for flirting with Maxie’s moll Ronnie (Carolyn Jones)-led to his drifting down the street to take a position as the on-stage talent at the King Creole nightclub… as long as he can convince his father that it’s the right move.īetween songs, Danny finds himself spending the hot Creole summer juggling girlfriends, job prospects, and his future. The King of Rock & Roll considered Danny Fisher in 1958’s King Creole to be his favorite role in the dozens of movies he made over the course of his 13-year film career.ĭanny is a 19-year-old who has failed to graduate from high school for the second year in a row. Happy birthday to Elvis Presley, born Januin Tupelo, Mississippi. Elvis Presley as Danny Fisher in King Creole (1958) VitalsĮlvis Presley as Danny Fisher, swaggering nightclub singer and high school dropout ![]()
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