{"id":38913,"date":"2017-07-21T22:07:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-22T05:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38913"},"modified":"2022-01-23T01:25:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T08:25:00","slug":"king-creole-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38913","title":{"rendered":"King Creole (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The boy was born with an unusual talent &#8212; he has the right to think for himself!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-38914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Poster.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA troubled teen (Elvis Presley) disappoints his father (Dean Jagger) by failing high school and choosing to work in a nightclub owned by a man (Paul Stewart) who his sister (Jan Shepard) falls for. But will Danny&#8217;s (Presley&#8217;s) new singing career and romance with a sweet clerk (Dolores Hart) be jeopardized by his association with a thug (Vic Morrow) working for a gangster (Walter Matthau), whose seductive moll (Carolyn Jones) makes continual moves on him?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aspiring Stars<\/li>\n<li>Carolyn Jones Films<\/li>\n<li>Dean Jagger Films<\/li>\n<li>Elvis Presley Films<\/li>\n<li>Gangsters<\/li>\n<li>Juvenile Delinquents<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Michael Curtiz Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Paul Stewart Films<\/li>\n<li>Singers<\/li>\n<li>Walter Matthau Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary argues that this loose adaptation of Harold Robbins&#8217; novel <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Stone_for_Danny_Fisher\"><em>A Stone for Danny Fisher<\/em> (1952)<\/a> remains &#8220;Elvis Presley&#8217;s best film&#8221;, noting that &#8220;Presley gives a strong, tough performance and his singing is terrific&#8221;. Peary further points out that &#8220;he is ably supported by a fine cast&#8221; and &#8220;the direction by Michael Curtiz is very efficient&#8221;, &#8220;styled much like his Warner Bros. biopic-musicals.&#8221; Peary concludes his review by noting that the film is a &#8220;solid piece of entertainment and certainly one of the top juvenile delinquent pictures of the fifties&#8221;. Presley &#8212; in his final movie before entering military service &#8212; does indeed seem to be at the top of his game, singing numerous nifty, lively ditties (all well incorporated into the storyline): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Performing5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Performing5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Performing5.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Performing5-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Performing5-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Performing5-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and toggling his bad-boy impulses between &#8220;pretty Dolores Hart&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Hart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Hart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Hart.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Hart-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Hart-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Hart-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;Carolyn Jones, Matthau&#8217;s unhappy mistress&#8221;. Jones makes a strong presence as well: she&#8217;s amply seductive, pulls no punches (except when forced to under duress), and is clearly a damaged soul simply hoping for relief, which leads to plenty of genuine tension about which girl &#8212; and path &#8212; Presley will choose. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Jones2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Jones2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Jones2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Jones2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Jones2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Jones2-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Russ Harlan&#8217;s cinematography is top-notch, and fine use is made of New Orleans locales.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elvis Presley as Danny Fisher<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Musical2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Musical2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Musical2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Musical2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Musical2-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Carolyn Jones as Ronnie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Jones.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Jones.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Jones.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Jones-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Jones-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Several lively musical numbers<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Musical3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Musical3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Musical3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Musical3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Musical3-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine use of New Orleans locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-New-Orleans2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-New-Orleans2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-New-Orleans2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-New-Orleans2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-New-Orleans2-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Russ Harlan&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Cinematography1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Cinematography1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Cinematography1.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Cinematography1-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/King-Creole-Cinematography1-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, for its historical significance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051818\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1958\/07\/04\/archives\/actor-with-guitar.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/22784\/king-creole#articles-reviews?articleId=245763\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/king-creole\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The boy was born with an unusual talent &#8212; he has the right to think for himself!&#8221; Synopsis: A troubled teen (Elvis Presley) disappoints his father (Dean Jagger) by failing high school and choosing to work in a nightclub owned by a man (Paul Stewart) who his sister (Jan Shepard) falls for. But will Danny&#8217;s (Presley&#8217;s) new singing career and romance with a sweet clerk (Dolores Hart) be jeopardized by his association with a thug (Vic Morrow) working for a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38913\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38913"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80553,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38913\/revisions\/80553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}