Elvis Presley
Actor
Films to Rent
Elvis '56 (1956)
- Feat. Elvis Presley
- Fascinating early footage of Elvis, in the year he became a star, including rare recordings and the TV performances that first caught America's eye.
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Elvis Presley
- Great musical numbers highlight this Elvis Presley vehicle. The handsome delinquent learns to pick the guitar while behind bars, which of course…
King Creole (1958)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones
- Many would agree with Elvis that this is his best film. He plays a roguish street hustler who manifests his rebellion in his music. Tight direction…
Speedway (1958)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra
- Elvis Presley musical set in stock–car racing scene. With Nancy Sinatra in the passenger seat.
G.I. Blues (1960)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley
- A fond Elvis vehicle in which his guitar–playing G.I. meddles with things a young cadet shouldn't while stationed in Germany. Presley sings…
Flaming Star (1960)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Elvis Presley, Barbara Eden, Dolores Del Rio
- Elvis Presley plays a half Native American rancher whose neighbourhood starts getting raided by people from the same tribe he is descended from, in…
Blue Hawaii (1961)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley
- Lush setting for this Elvis vehicle is easy on the eye. The King's least Rock'n'Roll effort.
Wild in the Country (1961)
- Dir. Phillip Dunne
Feat. Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld…
- Unusual Elvis Presley vehicle, playing a country hothead with a literary bent.
Kid Galahad (1962)
- Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Elvis Presley, Charles Bronson, Joan Blackman…
- Musical remake sees Elvis enter the ring as an upstart boxer under the tutelage of grizzly Charles Bronson, who's not about to put the champ in…
Follow That Dream (1962)
- Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Anne Helm
- An under–rated and upbeat Elvis Presley vehicle has the King as part of a family of vagabonds who set up a makeshift home on a Florida beach…
It Happened At The World's Fair (1963)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Yvonne Craig, Gary Lockwood…
- The King plays a pilot–for–hire who hitchhikes to the World's Fair in Seattle to earn some cash after his plane is seized by the local…
Roustabout (1964)
- Dir. John Rich
Feat. Elvis Presley, Barbara Stanwyck
- Relatively pleasing Elvis Presley vehicle. The King joins a carnival run by Barbara Stanwyk.
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
- Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret
- Elvis Presley is paired with Ann–Margret in this rumbunctious Vegas–set musical.
Kissin' Cousins (1964)
- Dir. Gene Nelson
Feat. Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Glenda Farrell…
- Elvis both an Air Force officer and his hillbilly cousin, and negotiates the affections of two other female cousins, in this cheerfully hick musical…
Girl Happy (1965)
- Dir. Boris Sagal
Feat. Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Harold J. Stone
- Elvis escorts the daughter of a mobster to a Florida beachside resort for a holiday. Enjoyably kitsch Presley musical.
Harum Scarum (1965)
- Dir. Gene Nelson
Feat. Elvis Presley, Mary Ann Mobley, Fran Jeffries
- A journey to the deserts and casbahs of the Middle East gives this Elvis vehicle a bit of life, with Presley playing a screen–idol on holiday…
Frankie and Johnny (1966)
- Dir. Frederick de Cordova
Feat. Elvis Presley, Donna Douglas, Harry Morgan…
- The King and Donna 'Elly May' Douglas (of The Beverly Hillbillies) hitch up in Mississippi, only for a wily seductress (Kovack) to crach their party.…
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
- Dir. Michael D. Moore
Feat. Elvis Presley, James Shigeta, Suzanna Leigh…
- A touristy musical that sticks to the Elvis Presley formula of songs and romance with the added bonus of lush tropical scenery.
Spinout (1966)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares
- Musical comedy starring Elvis as a race car driver and singer in a band, whose carefree single life is threatened by the romantic advances of three…
Double Trouble (1967)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Annette Day, John Williams…
- Elvis goes on tour in Europe and gets embroiled with a besotted heiress and an espionage plot. Some good tunes (including "Long Legged Girl") hardly…
Elvis - '68 Comeback Special (1968)
- Feat. Elvis Presley
- An extraordinary and comprehensive compilation of material centering around the televised 'comeback' of Elvis Presley in 1968. In addition to the…
Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Michele Carey, Rudy Vallee
- Another musical comedy pairing director Norman Taurog with The King. Elvis plays a playboy pin–up photographer whose carefree life is…
Charro (1969)
- Dir. Charles M. Warren
Feat. Elvis Presley, Ina Balin, Victor French
- An Elvis curiosity which (mis)casts him in a dramatic Western. An unintentional hoot.
Trouble With Girls, The (1969)
- Dir. Peter Tewksbury
Feat. Elvis Presley, Marlyn Manson, Nicole Jaffe…
- Behind the misleading title, this atypically quirky late Elvis movie sees him running a 1920s travelling circus sideshow, with an excellent…
Change of Habit (1969)
- Dir. William A. Graham
Feat. Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair…
- Elvis Presley's final acting role was this musical drama in which he plays a doctor who falls in love with Mary Tyler Moore, playing one of three…
Elvis - That's the Way It Is (1970)
- Dir. Denis Sanders
Feat. Elvis Presley
- The King is captured in preparation of an elaborate Las Vegas concert that was to mark the end of an eight year absence from public performance. With…
History of Rock 'n' Roll, The (TV Series) (1995)
- Feat. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Madonna…
- An epic and (mostly) comprehensive journey through the history of rock music from the 1950s to the mid–1990s, featuring an unprecendented…
Classic Albums - Elvis Presley (2002)
- Dir. Jeremy Marre
Feat. Elvis Presley
- Elvis Presley's self–titled album deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by key…