Elvis On Tour
Released November
1st 1972
Cinema Associates / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 93
minutes
Produced by
Robert Abel
Directed by Robert Abel and Pierre Adidge
Music by Joe
Guercio
Written by Robert Abel and Pierre Adidge
Concert
Locations:
The Coliseum, Hampton Roads, Virginia, April 9th 1972
The Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia, April 10th 1972
The Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, April 14th 1972
The Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, April 18th 1972 Other tour
cities used on location, but not at the concerts, included Roanoke,
Virginia, Knoxville, TN and Dayton, Ohio.
"My daddy had seen a lot of people who played guitars and stuff
and didn't work. So he told me, you should make up your mind about
either playing guitar or being an electrician. I never saw a guitar
player that was worth a damn" - opening lines
Credited Cast:
Elvis Presley, Bill Baize, Estelle Brown, James Burton, Ed Enoch,
Joe Esposito, Lamar Fike, Joe Guercio, Glen D. Hardin, Charlie Hodge,
Jackie Kahane, Jerry Osborne, Randall Peede, Vernon Presley, Christopher
Riordan, Jerry Scheff, Jerry Schilling, Sylvia Shemwell, Myrna Smith,
Donnie Sumner, J.D. Sumner, Ronnie Tutt, Del 'Sonny' West, Red West,
Kathy Westmoreland, Ed Wideman and John Wilkinson. |
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The Film is a follow-up
documentary to the 1970 release, following Elvis as he prepared and embarked
on a tour 15 cities in the USA during April 1972. Apart from scenes from
the various concert performances, the film attempted to reveal the real
Elvis Presley backstage and offguard with his friends and entourage.
The movie contains vintage footage of Presley's appearances on the 1956
Ed Sullivan Show and behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage, interspersed
with clips of fan reactions and commentary. Also shown are parts of a
40-minute interview with Elvis where he chats about his life and career
before filming began.
Concert Performance Songs:
'Also Sprach Zarathustra' was performed by The Joe Guercio Orchestra but
was not used in the film due to issues with the copyright, being replaced
by a similar-sounding composition.
See See Rider, Polk Salad Annie, Proud Mary, Never Been to Spain, Burning
Love,
Bridge Over Troubled Water, Funny How Time Slips Away, An American Trilogy,
I Got A Woman/Amen, A Big Hunk O' Love, You Gave Me A Mountain, Lawdy,
Miss Clawdy
Sweet Sweet Spirit (performed by J.D. Sumner and the Stamps)
Can't Help Falling In Love (closing vamp performed by the TCB Band and
the Joe Guercio Orchestra)
Studio and Other Recordings:
Separate Ways (unreleased studio take), Memories (original studio recording
played over closing credits), 'Don't Be Cruel' and 'Ready Teddy' (from
The Ed Sullivan Show in 1956), 'That's All Right' and 'Mystery Train'
(original Sun recordings)
Rehearsal and Informal Songs:
Johnny B. Goode*, For The Good Times, The Lighthouse (J.D. Sumner and
the Stamps), Lead Me, Guide Me (Elvis with J.D. Sumner and the Stamps),
Bosom Of Abraham (Elvis with J.D. Sumner and the Stamps), 'Love Me Tender'
and 'I, John' (sung informally by Elvis, J.D. Sumner and the Stamps and
the Sweet Inspirations during rehearsal)
Other snippets of songs were sung informally.
*The DVD release included some footage and songs replacing those in the
original film.
Notes:
Working titles: 'Sold Out' and 'Standing Room Only'. This was Elvis' 33rd
and final film, which won the 1972 Golden Globe Award for 'Best Documentary',
the only Elvis film to win a movie award. Martin Scorsese supervised the
montage sequences.
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