Jailhouse Rock

Jailhouse Rock, motion picture about a teenager who learns to play guitar in prison. Released in 1957, this film stars Elvis Presley as Vince Everett, who accidentally kills a man in a minor bar scuffle and is thrown in prison. With plenty of time on his hands, Everett learns how to play and sing in jail with the other convicts singing and dancing along with him. This popular film features the hit songs “Treat Me Nice,” “Baby, I Don’t Care,” “I Wanna Be Free,” and “Jailhouse Rock,” the latter featuring choreography by Presley himself.

Director

• Richard Thorpe

Cast

• Elvis Presley (Vince Everett)
• Judy Tyler (Peggy Van Alden)
• Mickey Shaughnessy (Hunk Houghton)
• Jennifer Holden (Sherry Wilson)
• Dean Jones (Teddy Talbot)
• Anne Neyland (Laury Jackson)
• Hugh Sanders (Warden)
• Vaughn Taylor (Mr. Shores)
• Mike Stoller (Pianist)
• Grandon Rhodes (Professor August Van Alden)
• Katherine Warren (Mrs. Van Alden)
• Don Burnett (Mickey Alba)
• George Cisar (Jake the bartender)
• Glenn Strange (Simpson, convict)
• John Indrisano (Convict)
• Robert Bice (Bardeman, TV studio manager)
• Percy Helton (Sam Brewster)
• Peter Adams (Jack Lease)
• William Forrest (Studio head)
• Dan White (Paymaster)
• Robin Raymond (Dotty)
• John Day (Ken)
• S. John Launer (Judge)
• Dick Rich (Guard)
• Elizabeth Slifer (Cleaning woman)
• Gloria Pall (Stripteaser)
• Fred Coby (Bartender)
• Frank Kreig (Drunk)
• William Tannen (Record distributor)
• Wilson Wood (Record engineer)
• Tom McKee (TV director)
• Donald Kerr (Photographer)
• Carl Milletaire (Drummond)
• Francis DeSales (Surgeon)
• Harry Hines (Hotel clerk)
• Dorothy Abbott (Woman in cafe)
• The Jordanaires (Musicians)