Jailhouse Rock

As a lifelong Elvis fan I knew I couldn't miss the opportunity to see Jailhouse Rock, one of his best films,  on the big screen. During his career Elvis starred in 31 films as an actor, and Jailhouse Rock is considered by many to be his best - it was also one of his first films coming out in 1957. With a great selection of hits and a young looking Elvis in his prime it was a no brainer to take another trip to Cinema City to see it.

In Jailhouse Rock Elvis plays the character of Vince Everett, a young teenager who gets sent to prison for manslaughter after a fight in a bar. He meets an old country singer, Hunk Houghton, played by Mickey Shaughnessy, who teaches Vince his way around a guitar and educates him on the record business - thus he decides to become a singer upon his release.  After meeting new friend Peggy, played by Judy Tyler, Vince decides to make his own record label and has a lust to make money, which he soon achieves, but begins to get overwhelmed by his desires and loses sight of other important things around him. This film is packed full of brilliant Elvis songs, for example Young and Beautiful, Treat Me Nice, Don’t Leave Me Now and of course Jailhouse Rock which he sings to perfection and gives a convincing performance.  This film was directed by Richard Thorpe who helmed many films spanning from the 20’s up to the late 60’s - he's not someone I am familiar with but did a great job with directing this.