In this article we take a look at the big premiere of Elvis’ first movie at the Paramount Theatre in New York. No expenses were spared in order to launch Elvis’ moviecareer and further deepen his already meteoric rise to fame in late 1956. With the premiere of Love Me Tender, Elvis had now also arived in Hollywood, and he had arived with a big bang!
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Elvis seemed to be all over the place at the same time (either in the flesh or in a cardboard version). Due to the clever marketing schemes by Presley’s management, Elvis ruled the media. And not just on the eastcoast! On the marquee we can see that The Girl He Left Behind was playing at the Paramount in the week the cut-out was unveiled.
It starred Natalie Wood, and even though it’s all a coincidence it’s interesting to note that Elvis dated her for a while, that both Natalie and Elvis are linked to RCA Victor, that Elvis was asked to play the role of Tony in West Side Story (opposite Natalie in 1961), and that Elvis gave one of his most memorable answers during the March 1960 Graceland press conference when he referred to Priscilla as “ The girl he left behind“. Early November, 1956 This is probably the only image available that shows us how the Paramount looked like between October 28 (the unveiling) and November 15 (the premiere). The people on the foreground (and also on the other side of the street) were there for a political reason, and that sign (aimed at democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson) was not provided by The Colonel. The reference to Love Me Tender on the front of the marquee (“STARTS THURS.
The movie isn't terribly well written, and the acting is rarely more than OK, but there's one character who brightens the screen. Can't Buy Me Love tacks a grade-school moral onto a high. Love Me is a character-drive narrative that follows desperate men on their quest for love through the modern 'mail-order bride' industry in Ukraine. But what seems like a love story hits a major twist when the police begin an investigation into Lucas' involvement in the Melissa Kennedy case. Critic Reviews for Love Me. Audience Reviews for.
15 AT NY PARAMOUNT”) is gone and the marquee is back to how it will remain until the day of the premiere. This photo hands us a real nice overview of Times Square, and we can see how large the cut-out actually is. November 16, 1956 Here we have a review of the premiere at the Paramount from next day’s paper. The article confirms that the movie would be a commercial success no matter what. The huge promotion-campaigns had made sure of that.
Presley’s “network of spastic ligaments” is one way of describing Elvis’ acting abilities, but the author also mentions that “even his severest critics can’t rightly accuse him of being a bad actor”. More interesting is that the tone for Elvis’ entire moviecareer was already set with his first film. In Fox’s original script Presley would not sing, and he would also die in the end. However, due to public pressure (which can be translated as: commercial value) some important changes were made. And here we have the concept for all upcoming Presley-vehicles. THANKS TO: Josep Rull贸 (Spain) for sharing many rare (and color!) images.
Roy (USA) for his additional information. Check out for all you want know about the 50’s Elvis.
PHOTO CREDITS: Most of the photographers are unknown. And I was only able to identify the historical work of: John Lindsay Marvin Israel The color image outside Studio 50, was published in The Australian Women’s Weekly, courtesy of the National Library Of Australia. Some images were scanned from Marvin’s brilliant book, Elvis Presley 1956, which comes highly recommended. I forgot to mention to thank you for finding the photos from both LA and Houston. Those don’t turn up often. It must have taken a lot of your time to find and group them all together.
I don’t think more than a few fans do realize how enormous time consuming it is to do what you’ve been doing since April of this year. We do not always agree on things, but yours is a very impressive job on design and research.
In this day and age everything is taken for granted, and topics probably don’t last longer than a few minutes in the minds of the consumer before they rush off to another sitehardly ever leaving a comment. It’s like that everywhere. Grab and run. Don’t look back Thank you fans, here on Echoes, who do give feedback on the often superb topics presented.
Let’s face it: nothing compares to Echoes presentation wise. If you doubt what I say, try Facebook and click on the hundreds of sites available. It’s a nightmare save some, done by the people who visit this place and supply their goods here to share with us alland not to forget James V. He’s been a Rock n Roll monument for many years on the internet! I say: cheers to all the good guys who keep our hobby interesting by using their brains and skills in presenting Elvis for what he was: a very talented singer & performer.
Nothing more, nothing less. If I remember correctly, Heather Mozart has one of the large Elvis promos for one of the movies, I believe it was Love Me Tender. I’ll have to look. For the Record though, I believe the shot included here of the fans outside Studio 50 is for Elvis’ appearance on Ed Sullivan’s show in October, not the movie release. They are protesting the ending of the movie where Elvis dies (hope I didn’t spoil that for anyone) which prompted them to shoot the clip of him singing which was overlayed at the end.
Sixteen-year-old Melissa Kennedy has been missing for almost three months and the town of Ridgedale is coming unhinged. Come and check out some of our other new channels! Richard Simmons Dream Maker: Sylvia Potter (Lindsey Shaw of 'Pretty Little Liars' and 'Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide') wants so badly to be in love. Then sexy, quiet, rich kid Lucas Green (Jamie Johnston of 'Degrassi: The Next Generation') transfers to Hampton Prep and the sparks fly - despite the warnings of almost every friend in her circle.
But what seems like a love story hits a major twist when the police begin an investigation into Lucas' involvement in the Melissa Kennedy case. What really happened to Melissa and how long can Lucas and Sylvia's relationship last in the face of this mystery? Jean-Luc Bilodeau ('Baby Daddy' and 'Kyle XY') and Kaitlyn Leeb (Total Recall) co-star in this intense thriller. On DVD and BD, January 15, 2013. Tags: Love Me, Lindsey Shaw, Jamie Johnston, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Kaitlyn Leeb, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Thriller, Love, Love triangle.