Jailhouse rock [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents an Avon production ; screenplay by Guy Trosper ; songs mostly by Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber ; produced by Pandro S. Berman ; directed by Richard Thorpe.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Edition:
Deluxe ed.
Publisher:
Warner Home Video,
Copyright Date:
2007
Description:
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([24] p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Vaughn Taylor, Jennifer Holden, Dean Jones, Anne Neyland. Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. Based on a story by Ned Young. Digitally remastered. Special features: commentary soundtrack by Steve Pond, author of Elvis in Hollywood; featurette "The scene that stole Jailhouse rock"; theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Vince takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label, and soon he becomes an overnight sensation. As he becomes a superstar, his desire for fame and money may cause him to forget the people who got him there.
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