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Tag Archives: Tuesday Weld
A QA with Jeremy Richey about Elvis Presley As An Actor
Jeremy Richey’s site Moon in the Gutter has been an almost-daily pitstop for me ever since I discovered it years ago. He approaches his topics with passion and enthusiasm, and reminds me of one of those buttons on Facebook that … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies
Tagged Elvis Presley, interviews, King Creole, Live a Little Love a Little, Michael Curtiz, Tuesday Weld, Wild in the Country
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Elvis Dispatch #2: Wild In the Country (1961)
A sometimes-overheated melodrama, drenched in Freudian analysis, so in vogue at the time, Wild in the Country actually gives Elvis Presley a chance to do some real acting. It has some Tennessee Williams elements, some Rebel Without a Cause elements, … Continue reading
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Tagged Clifford Odets, Elvis Presley, Tuesday Weld, Wild in the Country
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