Tulsa mclean elvis presley bets all the money his friends cookie robert ivers and rick james douglas and he are saving to buy a nightclub of their own in usa that his mate dynamite will seduce and spend a night with the untouchable cabaret dancer lili juliet prowse. Blues was elvis fifth film and his first after serving two years in the us army. Blues, his first musical comedy, elvis presley stars as tulsa maclean. It was filmed while presley was fulfilling his military service obligation with the united states army in west germany during the height of the cold war. Blues original movie scene 1960 hd a scene from the movie. I just stumbled upon this movie on tv while flipping through the channels three days ago and it was at the part where elvis. Tulsa, a soldier with dreams of running his own nightclub, places a bet with his friend dynamite that he can win the heart of an untouchable dancer.
During this time, the public forgot about the singers existence and in no way acknowledged his return to the limelight. Gi blues was the first film elvis made after being released from the army. Blues is a 1960 elvis presley musical motion picture played as a romantic comedy. Blues youtube elvis presley wooden heart 1960 complete original movie scene hd duration. Blues with flaming star and wild in the country, each one a serious, dramatic film. Blues movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Blues, there could have been something, like if the film was a semibiographical account of elvis twoyear stint in the army, but nope, we are instead treated to a rather bland and lame story of elvis taking a bet to screw the hottest showgirl in germany or some dumb bull or something. Blues 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Blues, elvis adopts an onscreen persona he knows well in real lifea singin g. Its because of tracks like that and the other strong numbers here that g. Tulsa may lack the capital for such a venture, but a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager. Wild in the country was to be the only movie of elviss that actually did not make a profit at the box office.
Tulsa mclean elvis presley bets all the money his friends cookie robert ivers and rick james douglas and he are saving. His love interest is played by actress juliet prowse. Stationed in west germany, soldier tulsa mclean elvis presley hopes to open up a nightclub when he gets out of the army. Blues is the third soundtrack album by american singer and musician elvis presley, released by rca victor in mono and stereo, lpmlsp 2256, in october 1960. Mar 02, 2015 in the movie he plays tulsa mclean, an american soldier stationed in germany with dreams of a music career. May 04, 2012 i have decided that watching every elvis movie is a good idea. With elvis presley, juliet prowse, robert ivers, james douglas.
It is the soundtrack to the 1960 film of the same name in which he starred. Elvis presley as tulsa mclean juliet prowse as lili. Blues marks the point when elvis presleys 60s begin. Blues original trailer elvis returned from his army stint with a case of the g. Elvis presley put his soldiering experience to good use as tulsa mccauley, a. Blues youtube elvis presley wooden heart 1960 complete original movie scene hd.
Local dancer lili juliet prowse is a notorious ice queen, and tulsa bets everything he has that a friend of his can earn her affections. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Blues movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. I just stumbled upon this movie on tv while flipping through the channels three days ago and it was at the part where elvis saves the puppet show for the children. So stated hazel guild about gi blues in her variety article of. In the tradition of the musical chestnut the fleets in. Blues trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Hal wallis and colonel parker both learned from the. Its the first film he made after leaving the army parts of the production were shot in germany just prior to his release and its also the first of his many movie soundtracks, a form that did elvis few favors. The movie was filmed at paramount pictures studio, with some preproduction scenery shot on location in germany before presleys release from the army.
Blues can be recommended as elvis best fulllength postarmy soundtrack release, and the 1997 reissue can be bought with even greater confidence, offering good sound and seven bonus tracks that include some lively alternate takes of five of the better songs. Most are from popular movies from the 70s and 80s, but there are also really old ones and relatively new ones as well. Blues, elvis adopts an onscreen persona he knows well in real life a singin g. Blues elvis presley watch full movie elvis presley. Blues movie remastered youtube elvis presley tonight is so right for love. This was the status he then had until his full discharge in 1964. As presleys fifth movie, gi blues had both similarities and differences with elviss previous film, king creole. Blues is the most effective movie manufacured by that has a description of the movie is in frankfurt, the g. Elvis served with the 3rd armored division in germany during 195860 1st elvis presley in gi blues trailer on vimeo.
Blues 1960 movie online for free in hd in frankfurt, the g. Blues 1960 in 1960, elvis presley returned from his twoyear military service. Blues material in the ftd expanded soundtrack series. This would quickly change as elvis presley moved forward in his film career. Blues 1960, elvis would be portrayed as more of a loner, and any sidelick activity in his films would be limited to backup vocals andor plot device exposition. Featuring the hits blue suede shoes and wooden heart.
Blues, a light musical starring elvis presley and juliet prowse, produced by hal davis, and directed by norman taurog. Elvis does an adequate job carrying the movie, playing his natural self in a project that was produced. Blues, 1960, directed by norman taurog, with elvis presley, juliet prowse, robert ivers, at turner classic movies. Elvis was discharged from active duty in early march 1960 and began preproduction work for g. Now, though, i was viewing it for the first time in at least 10 years, and, as i did so, i sought to assess the roll of gi blues in the developing film career of elvis presley. Elvis presley movies elvis presley photos category g. Blues is a 1960 american musical comedy film directed by norman taurog and starring elvis presley, juliet prowse, and robert ivers. A lot of people that are into elvis are down on his movie recordings, but the. Elvis adopts an onscreen persona he knows well in real lifea singin g. Blues stars elvis presley, juliet prowse, robert ivers, leticia roman the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Elvis presley, juliet prowse, robert ivers, james douglas, leticia roman, sigrid maier, arch johnson, mickey knox, john hudson.
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