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Jailhouse Rock (1957)
6.50 Rating
96 min
After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.
After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.
Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Everett takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label and soon becomes an overnight sensation. But when he becomes a superstar, will his desire for fame and money cause him to forget the people who got him there?
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Music
Release: 1957
Genre: Drama, Music
Release: 1957
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Elvis Presley as Vince Everett, Judy Tyler as Peggy Van Alden, Mickey Shaughnessy as Hunk Houghton, Vaughn Taylor as Mr. Shores (narrator), Jennifer Holden, Dean Jones, Anne Neyland, Percy Helton
Cast: Elvis Presley as Vince Everett, Judy Tyler as Peggy Van Alden, Mickey Shaughnessy as Hunk Houghton, Vaughn Taylor as Mr. Shores (narrator), Jennifer Holden, Dean Jones, Anne Neyland, Percy Helton