PROBABLY THE BEST ELVIS MOVIE ?? ELVIS PRESLEY " KING CREOLE " (J.Leiber and M. Stoller ) King Creole is a 1958 American musical drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and based on the 1952 novel A Stone for Danny Fisher by Harold Robbins. Produced by Hal B. Wallis, the film stars Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart, Dean Jagger, and Vic Morrow, and follows a nineteen-year-old (Presley) who gets mixed up with crooks and involved with two women. Presley later indicated that

“Crawfish” from “King Creole” (1958) Elvis Presley took on the role of Danny Fisher, a troubled teenager who turns to singing to escape a life of crime in New Orleans. This film, directed by Michael Curtiz, showcased Elvis's acting abilities beyond his musical talent, earning him critical acclaim and my respect as an actor. It shows what he could have achieved, if his career took a different path, instead of acting in silly movies which were a vehicle to deliver more music. I know that he also w

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