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MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Richard Thorpe
Genre: Musical Comedy, Prison Film, Musical
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Summary:
One of the best of Elvis Presley's pre-Army films, Jailhouse Rock offers us the sensual, "dangerous" Elvis that had won the hearts of the kids and earned the animosity of their elders. Presley plays a young buck who accidentally kills a man while protecting the honor of a woman. Thrown into prison, Elvis strikes up a friendship with visionary fello... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Elvis Presley - (Vince Everett)
Judy Tyler - (Peggy Van Alden)
Mickey Shaughnessy - (Hunk Houghton)
Vaughan Taylor - (Mr. Shores)
Jennifer Holden - (Sherry Wilson)
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Review:
If Jailhouse Rock isn't Elvis Presley's best movie, it's close enough to the top of the heap to be essential viewing for anyone interested in The King's legacy, and it's one of his few vehicles which really caught his raw, sexy energy and sneering charisma on film. Continue >>

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