- Kid Galahad
Infobox Movie
name = Kid Galahad
imdb_id = 0056138
producer =David Weisbart
director =Phil Karlson
writer =Francis Wallace (story)William Fay
starring =Elvis Presley Lola Albright Gig Young Joan Blackman Charles Bronson
music =Jeff Alexander
cinematography =Burnett Guffey
editing =Stuart Gilmore
distributor =United Artists
released =August 11 ,1962
runtime = 95 min.
language = English
preceded by = "Follow That Dream "
followed by = "Girls! Girls! Girls! ""Kid Galahad" is a 1962
musical film starringElvis Presley as a boxer.The movie was filmed on location in
Idyllwild, California and is noted for having a strong supporting cast. Most critics rate it as one of Presley's best performances.The film is a
remake of the 1937 original version starringEdward G. Robinson ,Bette Davis , andHumphrey Bogart .Trivia
* Film bosses were horrified as Presley had put on so much weight before filming and would be wearing only shorts for the main parts of the film.
* Reputedly co-starCharles Bronson did not care much for Presley and was distant during filming.Primary cast
*
Elvis Presley : Walter Gulick
*Lola Albright : Dolly Fletcher
*Gig Young : Willy Grogan
*Joan Blackman : Rose Grogan
*Charles Bronson : Lew Nyack
*Roy Roberts : Jerry Bathgate
*Ed Asner : Frank Gersonoundtrack
The
soundtrack songs were recorded in October 1961 at theRadio Recorders Studios inHollywood, California . The soundtrack was released as an EP in September following the motion picture's debut.Recording musicians
*Elvis Presley (vocals)
*The Jordanaires (background vocals)
*Scotty Moore ,Tiny Timbrell ,Neal Matthews, Jr. (guitar)
*Bob Moore (bass)
*Dudley Brooks (piano)
*Boots Randolph (sax)
*D.J. Fontana ,Buddy Harman (drums)Tracks (songwriter)
*"King Of The Whole Wide World" - (
Ruth Bachelor & Bob Roberts)
*"This Is Living" - (Fred Wise &Ben Weisman )
*"Riding The Rainbow" - (Fred Wise &Ben Weisman )
*"Home Is Where The Heart Is" - (Sherman Edwards &Hal David )
*"I Got Lucky" - (Dee Fuller , Fred Wise &Ben Weisman )
*"A Whistling Tune" - (Sherman Edwards &Hal David )ee also
*
List of Elvis Presley films
*Elvis Presley discography External links
* [http://www.elvispresleynews.com/KidGalahad.html Behind the Scenes look at Kid Galahad] at [http://www.elvispresleynews.com/ElvisPresley.html Elvis Presley News.com] .
Movie reviews
* [http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=904 Review] by Graeme Clark at [http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/index.asp The Spinning Image] (UK).
DVD reviews
* [http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/kidgalahad.php Review] by Dan Mancini at [http://www.dvdverdict.com/ DVD Verdict] , June 23rd, 2006.
* [http://www.dvdjournal.com/quickreviews/k/kidgalahad.q.shtml Review] by DSH at [http://www.dvdjournal.com/index.html The DVD Journal] .
* [http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=5563 Region 2 Review] by Anthony Nield at [http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/index.php DVD Times] , 11-09-2003.
* [http://www.elvisinfonet.com/kidgalahad.html Region 2 Review] by Nigel Patterson at [http://www.elvisinfonet.com/index.html Elvis Information Network] , October 21, 2003.
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