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Stay Away Joe
Released March 8th
1968
MGM
Directed by Peter
Tewkesbury
Elvis Presley,
Joan Blondell, Katy Jurado
Burgess Meredith, Thomas Gomez, Henry Jones, L. Q. Jones
An Indian rodeo-rider,
Joe Lightcloud, returns to the reservation in order to look after
the herd of cattle bestowed upon the tribe by the government. He
meets up with a few of his old chums and after a night's hard drinking
they decide to have a bit of a barbecue. Unfortunately, the beast
they choose for a few steaks turns out to be the only bull in the
herd and the rest of the film documents Joe's attempts to find a
replacement. On the way he makes some romantic conquests and has
a few problems with his sister who is about to marry into a wealthy
family. He eventually thinks he has cracked the problem only to
find that the new animal is more interested in hibernating than
mating. The film ends with a punch-up that brings the house down
- literally.
Songs:
Stay Away / Stay Away Joe / Lovely Mamie /
Dominick / All I Needed Was The Rain
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Katy
Jurado
Joan
Blondell
1968
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Speedway
Released June 12th
1968
United Artists /
MGM
Directed by Norman
Taurog
Elvis Presley,
Annette Funicello, Nancy Sinatra, Bill Bixby, Gale Gordon, Victoria
Meyerink, Beverly Hills
Michele Newman
Steve Grayson ( Elvis
), a champion stock car racer ( ignore the title - the Americans
speak a different language ), has trouble with his taxes when his
manager puts in false returns to help fuel his gambling habits.
The IRS is sent to investigate in the form of the delectable Nancy
Sinatra whose job is to strip a few of his assets and the almost
inevitable romance ensues. I should be so lucky . . .
Songs:
Speedway / Let Yourself Go / Your Time Hasn't
Come Yet Baby / He's Your Uncle / Who We Are / There Ain't Nothing
Like A Song / Your Groovy Self
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Live A Little, Love A Little
Studio title: Kiss
My Firm But Pliant Lips
Released October
23rd 1968
United Artists /
MGM
Directed by Norman
Taurog
Elvis Presley,
Michele Carey, Don Porter, Rudy Vallee
Dick Sargent, Celeste Yarnall, Mary Grover, Russ Bender, Red West
Has this film got a
story line? Such as it is, Greg Nolan ( Elvis), a photographer,
holds down two jobs at the same time, hopping from office to office.
He meets a crazy girl and her dog on the beach, building up a zany
relationship.
Elvis' father Vernon
appears in a cameo role. The Great Dane in the film, Albert, was
Elvis' dog Brutus in real life
Songs:
Wonderful World / Edge Of Reality / A Little
Less Conversation / Almost In Love
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Michele
Carey
Celeste
Yarnall
1968
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