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Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Vaughn Taylor and Jennifer Holden.
Jailhouse Rock: Directed by Richard Thorpe. With Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Vaughn Taylor. 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. MGM - 1957. Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6hSubscribe to COMING SOON:...
Vince Everett (Elvis Presley) is a 19-year-old construction worker who, after a long day's work, goes to a local bar for a beer when he soon has an altercation with a drunk and belligerent man who starts a fight by splashing his drink in Vince's face for no clear reason.
A young man, Vince Everett (Elvis Presley), is convicted of manslaughter after being drawn into a bar fight while trying to defend a woman. In prison,...
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2.35 : 1. Film Length. 8,677ft (5 reels) Convicted of manslaughter for beating a man to death while defending a woman, hot-tempered Vince Everrett is sentenced to up to ten years in the state penitentiary. His cellmate Hunk Houghton, is a grumpy old-timer who runs a prison racket using cigarettes as currency.
Jailhouse Rock (1957) is a prison-related, rags-to-riches musical-drama (and biopic parable of a predictable downfall and recovery) from director Richard Thorpe. It was the most influential black-and-white rock musical until the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night (1964) in the next decade.
