On november 15, 1956, love me tender, featuring the singer elvis presley in his bigscreen debut, premieres in new york city at the paramount theater. Cant help falling in love elvis presley lyrics duration. See the next section to learn more about elvis presleys second movie, loving you. Love me tender, love me sweet never let me go you have made my life complete and i love you so love me tender, love me true all my dreams fulfilled for my darling i. Love me tender, love me long take me to your heart for its there that i belong and well never part. Elvis presley love me tender from the 1956 movie, love me. In this 1957 boxoffice hit thats elvis presleys best film according to leonard maltins movie guide, the king plays vince everett. Michelle from anaheim, ca norah jones sang this song, but minus a few verseslines. Debra paget elvis presley first love love me tender elvis 1stt movie starring elvis as clint reno and debra paget. Love me tender is a western drama set immediately after the civil war. In an interview, actress debera paget told a magazine that she first met elvis on the milton berle show on june 5, 1956, and the first meeting was. The movie was initially named the reno brothers, but when the sales of presleys single love me tender surpassed one million, the title of the movie was changed to match the song. Presley, elvis jailhouse rock love me tender amazon. Elvis first performed love me tender on the ed sullivan show september 9 and presales reached over 1 million before its release on september 28.
Elvis presley colorized dvds, jailhouse rock and love me tender. Debra paget elvis presley first love love me tender. Elvis presley 10movie collection dvd jailhouse rock viva las vegas elvis on tour clambake follow that dream kid galahad love me tender wild in the country flaming star 4. Love me tender 1956 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Debra paget began her career at age 15 in cry of the city her brother ruell shayne had a bit role in love me tender contrary to popular opinion debra paget did not give elvis.
Elvis presley love me tender from the 1956 movie, love me tender. Because elvis was actually showcased performing in his inimitable style millions of youngster outside of america who had not had a chance to see elvis in concert could witness the charisma and magnetism of the worlds most. The film, named after the song, stars richard egan, debra paget, and elvis presley. Elvis presley love me tender anyway you want me discogs.
Elvis presley love me tender lyrics by computype17. The film was released in japan and has japanese subtitles showing at all times. Elvis presley video4 songs from loving you 1957 in stereo made by glen duration. Love me tender 1956 elvis presley movie vintage sheet.
Presley was born in tupelo, mississippi, and relocated to memphis, tennessee, with his family when he was years old. Love me tender, love me sweet never let me go you have made my life complete and i love you so. Love me tender is the film debut of elvis presley and an american black and white motion picture directed by robert d. The birth and boom of the elvis hit, lobby cards, still gallery. Elvis movie posters original elvis presley posters. Webb, and released by 20th century fox on november 15, 1956. Love me tender 2 cd 7 classic album set celebrates elvis first motion picture love me tender from 1956. Zanuck signed him for his feature film debut the story had to be reworked to accommodate his presence. Elvis and his love songs had remained an unexplored area of elvis remarkable career.
In elvis presleys first film, he appears in the secondary role of clint reno. At the end of the civil war, a confederate team is ordered to rob a union payroll train but the war ends leaving these men with their union loot, until the feds come looking for it. Now, love me tender the love songs of elvis presley tells the warm story of the tender side of the king of rock and roll. Love me tender, il primo film di elvis presley dailygreen. This the first elvis presley film, features superb sharpness, and a grayscale thats magnificently rendered with strong black levels and pure whites. Elvis presley performed love me tender on the ed sullivan show on september 9, 1956, shortly before the singles release and about a month before the movie, love me tender, was released for which the reworded song had been written. For more fascinating information about elvis presley, see. In the movie, elvis plays clint reno, the brother of a former confederate soldier. Because of his presence in it, the movie was considered a juve film, since it expected to draw a primarily adolescent audience. This is the first dvd release of an elvis movie to include some significant bonus material. See more ideas about elvis presley, elvis presley movies and elvis love me tender. Elvis presley love me tender 1956 official video youtube. Elvis presley made about 30 films in his career, most of which he was embarrassed about. Il 16 novembre 1956 viene distribuito nelle sale cinematografiche statunitensi il primo film di elvis presley.
As simple as love me tender is, however, it had a major impact on the future hollywood career of elvis presley. Elvis presley performed love me tender on the ed sullivan show on the 9th of september 1956, before the singles release. Vintage sheet music piano vocal song elvis presley poor boy love me tender 1956. Love me tender, love me true all my dreams fulfilled for my darlin, i love you and i always will. After that, rca received more than a million advance orders, making it a gold record before it was even released. Augustin, germany the verse you talk about, calum, is the so called end title version. Elvis presley made his motion picture debut in the civil war drama love me tender. Webb, released by 20th century fox on november 15, 1956.
Debra paget with elvis presley during the filming of love. It features a 16page booklet with great photos, movie trivia, memorabilia and full recording data. The film, named after the song, stars richard egan, debra paget, and elvis presley in his acting debut. King who named a 1982 album after it, nana mouskouri, and amy grant. On the following day, rca received 1 million advance orders, making it a gold record before it was even released. Love me tender is an ep by elvis presley, containing the four songs from the motion picture of the same name. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the king of rock and roll or simply the king. Love me tender is a 1956 american blackandwhite cinemascope motion picture directed by robert d. With richard egan, debra paget, elvis presley, robert middleton. Recorded september 45, 1956 at fox stage 1, hollywood. Love me tender was the first film he was in, although he was definitely a supporting character and not the star.
Love me tender is a 1956 american blackandwhite musical western cinemascope film directed by robert d. The same can be said for his many other songs of romance. Great to see elvis in his debut film and him singing were gonna move, love me tender, let me, poor boy, love me tender end title i feel it is slow in parts but not a bad movie. With elvis presley, james burton, scotty moore, kathy westmoreland. This was the only time in his acting career that elvis received second billing. Narrated by ashley judd, love me tender is elvis as youve never seen him.
It was simultaneously certified gold and platinum by the recording industry association of america on march 27, 1992. Elvis presley the 50 greatest love songs warung komputer. Love me tender full movie hd quality elvis presley movies. Love me tender appeared on 11 chart albums by presley between 1958 and 1992. Contrast has been dialed in perfectly for a reference quality black and white transfer. The colorized version of love me tender been released on bootleg dvd. Elvis, however, is not the star of the proceedings. On november 15, 1956, elvis presley made his movie debut in love me tender as the film premiered at new yorks paramount theater. As presley s movie debut, it was the only time in his acting career that he did not receive top billing. Other artists putting it on chart lps over the years include ray conniff, duane eddy, mick ronson, merle haggard, frank sinatra, b. Elvis aaron presley january 8, 1935 august 16, 1977 was an american singer and actor. This new footage created a continuity error, as elvis had dyed his hair black by the time of the additional shooting, whilst in the movie his hair color was closer to blonde.
1464 1591 407 444 376 1086 438 875 369 1624 1266 161 423 30 89 583 894 662 671 1003 1258 1089 125 755 82 1496 356 1015 1160 1187 725 713 464 753 188 1167 349 994 543 1379 976 1318 321 550 1127 989 139 792 415 2