| Release Date: | Jul 1958 |
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| Genres: | Crime / Drama / Musical |
| Cast: | Elvis Presley (Danny Fisher), Carolyn Jones (Ronnie), Walter Matthau (Maxie Fields), Dolores Hart (Nellie), Dean Jagger (Mr. Fisher), Liliane Montevecchi (Forty Nina), Vic Morrow (Shark), Paul Stewart (Charlie LeGrand), Jan Shepard (Mimi Fisher), Brian G. Hutton (Sal (as Brian Hutton)), Jack Grinnage (Dummy), Dick Winslow (Eddie Burton), Raymond Bailey (Mr. Evans - School Principal), Gavin Gordon (Mr. Primont - Druggist), Leon Tyler (Drug Clerk (scenes deleted)), Val Avery (Ralph (uncredited)), Hazel Boyne (Woman Who Asks For Water (uncredited)), Sam Buffington (Dr. Martin Cabot (uncredited)), Candy Candido (Doorman of the King Creole Nightclub...), Lilyan Chauvin (Catherine (uncredited)), Charles Evans (Mr. Furst, Drug Store Manager...), Franklyn Farnum (Drugstore Lunch Counter Patron...), Barbara Gayle (Salesgirl (uncredited)), Ned Glass (Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)), Cliff Gleaves (Minor Role (uncredited)), Rita Green (Hat Check Girl (uncredited)), Dorothy Hack (Minor Role (uncredited)), Helene Hatch (Mrs. Pearson - Teacher (uncredited)), Kay Haydn ('B' Girl (uncredited)), Trustin Howard (Master of Ceremonies of King Creole...), John Indrisano (Collector (uncredited)), Eugene Jackson (Saxophone Player in Blue Shade...), Jackie Joseph (Salesgirl (uncredited)), Alexander Lockwood (Dr. Patrick (uncredited)), Thomas Martin (Bartender (uncredited)), Walter Merrill (Mr. McIntyre (uncredited)), Julie Newmar (Girl Standing Next to Charlie at Bar...), Jacqueline Park (Salesgirl (uncredited)), Ziva Rodann (Entertainer (uncredited)), Ric Roman (Eddie (uncredited)), Tony Russel (Chico, Bartender at the Blue Shade...), Susanne Sidney (Salesgirl (uncredited)), Blanche Thomas (Woman (uncredited)), Nina Vaughn (Minor Role (uncredited)), Kitty White (Street Vendor (uncredited)), Fred Winston (Shark's Brother (uncredited)) |
Having flunked graduation for a second time and needing cash to support his crabby (and thus unemployed) father, Danny Fisher takes a job as a singer in the King Creole nightclub - about the only joint around not run by smarmy crook Maxie Fields who wants him for his own place. He gets on pretty well with Fields' floozy though, and all this plus his involvement with Fields' hoods and with innocent five-and-dime store assistant Nellie means Danny finds his world closing in on him all ways round.
