Elvis In Hollywood: The 50's VHS The early film career of Elvis Presley is covered in this fascinating program filled with film clips, home movies, interviews and documents made available through the Presley estate. See Elvis in such classics as "Love Me Tender," "Loving You," "Jailhouse Rock" and "King Creole." 65 min. Elvis '56 VHS In 1956, a 21-year-old singer named Elvis Presley was about to make the jump from local singer to a national celebrity. Levon Helm narrates this look at early Elvis, including rare concert footage, some of his first TV appearances, and never before shown backstage scenes. 61 min. The Frank Sinatra Collection VHS The best shows from Frankie's '50s TV career have been assembled in this 10-tape boxed set. Along with eight episodes from Sinatra's half-hour variety show, with such special guest stars as Dagmar, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis, Jr., Elvis Presley, Lena Horne, Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Dean Martin and Bing Crosby, you'll also get a 1954 "Colgate Comedy Hour" rendition of "Anything Goes," with Sinatra, Ethel Merman and Bert Lahr, and the documentary "Hollywood Remembers Frank Sinatra." 8 hrs. total. Elvis: King Of Entertainment VHS Some of the greatest moments of Elvis Presley's career have been preserved in this program. Follow the rise of Elvis from Tupelo to stardom with stops in between to perform "Heartbreak Hotel" on the Dorsey Brothers "Stage Show"; watch him joke around with Milton Berle and Steve Allen and make his historic appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show"; and more. 93 min. Elvis In The Movies VHS This salute to the movies of Elvis Presley features trailers from all 33 films, including "Jailhouse Rock," "Love Me Tender," "Flaming Star," "Kid Galahad," "Kissin' Cousins," "Frankie and Johnny" and many more. 80 min. The Frank Sinatra Show, Vol. 4 VHS Serviceman Elvis Presley is welcomed back to America in this special tribute. Along with a duet from Elvis and Frank, there's music by Sammy Davis, Jr. and Nancy Sinatra, comedy with Joey Bishop, and more. Elvis On Tour (1972) VHS Whether or not you ever had the chance to see "The King" live, this film chronicle of Elvis's 1971 North American tour gets you so close you'll reach out for one of his scarves. Along with rare backstage footage, witness Presley perform 29 tunes, including "Suspicious Minds," "Burning Love," "C.C. Rider," "That's All Right Mama" and more. Includes original theatrical trailer. 92 min. The History Of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1: Rock 'N' Roll Explodes VHS The sounds of blues, country and jazz come together to form a new kind of music, as pioneers like Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and Elvis Presley release their first hits. Elvis: The Echo Will Never Die VHS For millions of his fans, Elvis Presley lives on, and this special look at his life and music was made for them. Join guests B.B. King, Tom Jones, Sammy Davis, Jr. and deejay Casey Kasem for interviews, rare home footage, concert clips and more. 50 min. The Best Of Milton Berle VHS Two classic examples of why Berle was known as "Mr. Television." Elvis Presley makes one of his first TV appearances on a 1956 "Milton Berle Show" episode, singing and clowning with Miltie and guests Arnold Stang, Irish McCalla and Debra Paget. Next, 1963's "Milton Berle Spectacular" features Jack Benny in a comedy duel with Berle and a wild "Cleopatra" spoof with Benny, Laurence Harvey, and Berle in the title role! 120 min. Elvis: 1st Filmed Performance VHS Lost for nearly 40 years, this historic film features the future king, Elvis Presley, in what is believed to be his first recorded performance. This collector's must-have offers the young Elvis performing in the small town of Sheldon, Texas, on August 7, 1955 and was filmed by Lois and Jim Robertson. The color footage runs 1:40 and is soundless. 30 min. Love Me Tender(1956) VHS Elvis Presley's first movie finds him as a farm boy romancing his presumed-dead brother's fiancee during the Civil War. Songs include "Poor Boy," "We're Gonna Move" and the title tune. With Debra Paget, Richard Egan. 89 min. Loving You (Spanish Subtitled Version)(1957) VHS In English with Spanish subtitles. Jailhouse Rock(1957) VHS "Warden threw a party in the county jail..." Perhaps the quintessential Elvis film has him as a young man in jail for killing a woman's attacker. Learning to play the guitar from a fellow inmate, Presley becomes a recording star after he's released. Along with the title song, Elvis performs "Treat Me Nice," "I Wanna Be Free" and more. With Mickey Shaughnessy, Judy Tyler, Dean Jones. Includes original theatrical trailer. 96 min. Loving You(1957) VHS Small-town gas station attendant Elvis Presley is pushed into stardom by promoter Lizabeth Scott as part of her ex-husband's country band. With Wendell Corey, Delores Hart and a cameo by Presley's mother, Gladys. Songs include "Teddy Bear," "Got a Lot of Living to Do" and the title tune. 102 min. King Creole(1958) VHS One of Elvis Presley's finer acting roles came in this drama based on a novel by Harold Robbins. Elvis plays a singing busboy in New Orleans who gets a job from gangster Walter Matthau as a singer in a mob-owned nightclub. With Carolyn Jones, Dolores Hart, Vic Morrow; songs include "Hard-Headed Woman," "Crawfish" and the title tune. 115 min. G.I. Blues(1960) VHS For his first movie after serving in the Army, Elvis found himself back in uniform, playing a singing soldier stationed in Germany who makes a bet with his buddies that he can woo a nightclub singer (leggy Juliet Prowse), and winds up falling for her. Songs include "It's Not Good Enough for You," "Frankfurt Special" and the title tune. 104 min. Flaming Star(1960) VHS This unusual (for star Elvis Presley) frontier drama gave the singer a rare chance to flex his dramatic muscles, playing a half-breed forced to choose when tensions mount between white settlers and his mother's Kiowa people. With Barbard Eden, Steve Forrest, Delores Del Rio; directed by Don Siegel ("Dirty Harry"). 87 min. Blue Hawaii(1961) VHS Tour guide Elvis sings 14 songs and still manages to drive sightseers around the islands in golf carts in this lush musical that features great locales and such tunes as "Blue Hawaii," "Can't Help Falling in Love with You" and "Rock-a-Hula Baby." With Angela Lansbury, Joan Blackman, Roland Winters. 103 min. Wild In The Country(1961) VHS Clifford Odets wrote the screenplay to this Elvis Presley drama about a backwoods youth whose desire to write is encouraged by a social worker. With Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, John Ireland. 114 min. Kid Galahad(1962) VHS Fine remake of the boxing classic stars Elvis Presley as a garage mechanic-turned-prize fighter who runs afoul of gangster Charles Bronson. Between bouts, Elvis manages to sing a song or two, including "King of the Whole Wide World" and "I Got Lucky." With Lola Albright, Gig Young. Includes original theatrical trailer. 95 min. Follow That Dream(1962) VHS And that's just what backwoods crooner Elvis Presley and pa Arthur O'Connell do, taking care of three plucky orphan kids as they set up housekeeping on unclaimed government land in Florida, in this fun-filled Presley vehicle that features such songs as "What a Wonderful Life" and "I'm Not the Marrying Kind." Joanna Moore, Simon Oakland co-star. Includes original theatrical trailer. 110 min. Fun In Acapulco(1963) VHS After a big top accident leaves him with a fear of heights, trapeze performer Elvis Presley heads South of the Border and gets a job as a lifeguard/singer at an Acapulco resort. But will a rivalry with a cliff diver for the attentions of Ursula Andress force Elvis to confront his fears? "Viva el Amor," "Bossanova" and "No Room to Rhumba in a Sports Car" are among Presley's songs. 97 min. Roustabout(1964) VHS After he's run off the road and his motorcycle is smashed, Elvis Presley signs on as a worker with a travelling carnival run by Barbara Stanwyck and eventually becomes the show's singing star (performing "Poison Ivy League," "Carnival Time," "One-Track Heart" and more) in this song-filled drama that also stars Joan Freeman, Sue Ann Langdon. Look for Raquel Welch in her film debut. 101 min. Viva Las Vegas(1964) VHS In one of his biggest and best films, Elvis Presley is "just a devil with love to spare" as a race car driver looking to enter the Las Vegas Grand Prix and romancing sexy Ann-Margret. With Cesare Danova, William Demarest and the great Jack Carter as himself. Songs include "The Lady Loves Me," "What'd I Say" and the title tune. Includes original theatrical trailer. 86 min. Kissin' Cousins(1964) VHS It's two...two...two Elvises in one movie! The King stars as both an Air Force officer and his cousin, a hillbilly whose family owns land that the government wants to use for a missile base. Wanna bet each Elvis gets a girl? Arthur O'Connell, Yvonne Craig also star. Songs include "Smokey Mountain Boy," "Tender Feeling." Includes original theatrical trailer. 95 min. Tickle Me(1965) VHS A light-hearted Elvis romp, with the handsome crooner playing a former rodeo star who sings on to work at a health ranch whose clientele includes bevies of beautiful girls. With Julie Adams, Jocelyn Lane. Songs include "If It Feels So Right" and "I'm Yours." 90 min. Harum Scarum(1965) VHS Elvis Presley stuff at its zaniest as pop idol Elvis finds himself kidnapped in a strange Middle East country with sheiks, sexy gals and songs. Fran Jeffries co-stars. "Golden Coins" and "Kismet" are among the tunes Presley croons. Includes original theatrical trailer. 95 min. Girl Happy(1965) VHS It's musical fun under the sun at Spring Break in Ft. Lauderdale, as Elvis Presley lands his rock combo a gig in Florida...as long as he agrees to chaperone a mobster's coed daughter (Shelley Fabares). And when Fabares falls for Elvis, the fun really starts. This one features Presley performing "Spring Fever," "Startin' Tonight" and the classic "Do the Clam." With Harold J. Stone. Gary Crosby. 95 min. Paradise, Hawaiian Style(1966) VHS Back in the Aloha State once more, Elvis this time is an ex-airline pilot who starts a charter helicopter sightseeing service and finds himself coping with pretty tourists, FAA officals, and a chopper full of dogs! And remember, "Last one out of the water is a papaya picker!" Suzanna Leigh, James Shigeta co-star. Songs include "A Dog's Life, " "Sand Castles" and "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" 91 min. Frankie And Johnny(1966) VHS Elvis was her man, but he did her wrong, in this rollicking musical based on the timeless song and set on a 19th-century riverboat on the Mississippi. Donna Douglas co-stars as Presley's spurned lover, Frankie; with Harry Morgan, Nancy Kovack. Songs include "Everybody Come Aboard," "When the Saints Go Marching In" and the title tune. Includes original theatrical trailer. 87 min. Spinout(1966) VHS With three women (a spoiled rich girl, a man-hungry author, and his band's drummer) out to snare him, racecar driver/singer Elvis Presley sure has his hands full in this one! With Shelley Fabares, Diane McBain, Carl Betz. Includes original theatrical trailer. 90 min. Easy Come, Easy Go(1967) VHS When Navy underwater demolitions expert Elvis Presley finds gold in a sunken wreck during his final service dive, he comes back with an oddball crew to recover the treasure. Along with the high seas action, Elvis stops by a beatnik discotheque "at a freak-out that's out of sight!" and sings "Love Machine," "I'll Take Love" and the title tune. With Dodie Marshall, Pat Harrington. 95 min. Double Trouble(1967) VHS The titular troubles that follow singer Elvis Presley around Europe in this breezy musical are a beautiful young heiress and some jewel thieves after both of them, but there's still plenty of time for him to do such songs as "Long-Legged Girl," "Could I Fall in Love?" and even "Old MacDonald"! With Annette Day, John Williams. Includes original theatrical trailer. 92 min. Clambake(1967) VHS Hey, Elvis, toss another clam in the pot! Here the King plays a bored Texas oil heir who switches places with a water-skiing instructor for some tuneful surfside action. With Shelley Fabares, Bill Bixby, Gary Merrill. Presley performs "The Girl I Never Loved," "Who Needs Money" and others. Includes original theatrical trailer. 97 min. Speedway(1968) VHS Elvis Presley is fast in a car, with his lips, with his hips and on the guitar in this swingin' race car saga. He's romancing lovely I.R.S. agent Nancy Sinatra with "There Ain't No Nothin' Like a Song," "Let Yourself Go," "Your Time Hasn't Come" and others along the way. With Bill Bixby, Gale Gordon. Includes original theatrical trailer. 94 min. Live A Little, Love A Little(1968) VHS Magazine photographer Elvis has to juggle two jobs (one for a stuffy, conservative publisher, the other with a "girlie" mag) but still finds time to belt out "Almost in Love," "Wonderful World" and more in this wild romp. Co-stars Michele Carey, Don Porter, Rudy Vallee. Includes original theatrical trailer. 89 min. Stay Away, Joe(1968) VHS In a change-of-pace role, Elvis Presley plays a half-breed Indian trying to get government aid for his tribe's reservation. And he's a singing Indian, too (with such tunes as "Stay Away," "Lovely Mamie" and "All I Needed Was the Rain")! Burgess Meredith, Joan Blondell, Katy Jurado co-star. Includes original theatrical trailer. 101 min. The Trouble With Girls (And How To Get Into It)(1969) VHS Offbeat Elvis Presley drama, with the King playing the manager of a touring Chautauqua company in the `20s, and the trouble that erupts when it arrives in a small town. With Marlyn Mason, Vincent Price, Dabney Coleman, Sheree North. Songs include "Clean Up Your Own Backyard" and "Swing Low Sweet Chariot." Includes original theatrical trailer. 97 min. Charro!(1969) VHS Showing more smolder than hoochy-coochy, a brooding Elvis Presley stars as an ex-outlaw framed by his old gang for the theft of an antique cannon. Western drama, directed by ``Gunsmoke'' creator Charles Marquis Warren, also features Victor French and Lynn Kellogg. 98 min. |