Kid Galahad is a 1962 musical film starring Elvis Presley (the role of boxer Walter Gulick). The film premiered on August 29, 1962 . [one]
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| Genre | musical film , drama |
| Producer | Phil Carlson |
| Producer | David Weisbart |
| Author script | Francis Wallace ( plot ) William Faye |
| In the main cast | Elvis Presley Lola Albright Charles Bronson Joan Blackman |
| Operator | Burnett Guffy |
| Composer | Alexander Jeff |
| Film company | Mirisch Corporation |
| Duration | 95 minutes |
| Budget | $ 1 million |
| A country |  USA |
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| Year | 1962 |
| IMDb | ID 0056138 |
The film was shot in the city of Idyllwild , California .
The film is a remake of the 1937 motion picture ( "Kid Galahad" directed by Michael Curtis ) with actors : Edward G. Robinson , Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart .
The slogan of the movie is “Presley packs the the screen's biggest wallop ... with the gals ... with the gloves ... with the guitar!"
Content
Story
Former soldier Walter Gulick ( Presley ) returns to his homeland in New York . Unable to get a job in his specialty, Walter becomes a sparring partner in a boxing school. In the process of his work at school, Walter’s entourage begins to notice serious sports potential in him.
Cast
- Elvis Presley - Walter Gulick
- Lola Albright - Dolly Fletcher
- Gig Young - Willie Grogan
- Joan Blackman - Rose Grogan
- Charles Bronson - Lew Nike
- Roy Roberts - Jerry Bathgate
- Edward Asner - Frank Gerson
- Judson Pratt - Howard Zimmerman
Interesting Facts
- Elvis had a black belt in karate , and during the shooting of the film “Kid Galahad” he broke bricks with his hand without any doubles , but broke his finger - and certain episodes were not included in the film [2] .
- In "Kid Galahad" Elvis had a chance to play with the most famous of his partners - Charles Bronson . His most famous partner was Barbara Stanwick in The Employee . [2]
Prime Dates
Dates are in accordance with kinopoisk.ru .
- USA - August 11, 1962 (premiere)
- USA - August 29, 1962
- Finland - November 30, 1962
- Germany - February 8, 1963
- Denmark - February 27, 1963
- Austria - May 1963
- Sweden - December 4, 1963
- Finland - July 5, 1977 (reprint)
Soundtrack
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| Date of issue | October 1961 | |||
| Recorded by | October 26, 1961 - October 27, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Duration | 24:60 | |||
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| Label | RCA Records | |||
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The soundtrack was recorded in October 1961 at Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood , California . The soundtrack was released in EP format in September after the premiere of the film.
List of Songs
- King Of The Whole Wide World (Bob Roberts, Ruth Bahelor)
- “This Is Living” (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise)
- Riding The Rainbow (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise)
- Home Is Where The Heart Is (Hal David, Sherman Edwards)
- “I Got Lucky” (Ben Weisman, Dolores Fuller, Fred Wise)
- “A Whistling Tune” (Sherman Edwards, Hal David)
Composition of musicians
- Elvis Presley - vocals
- The Jordanaires backing vocals
- Scotty Moore Teenie Timbrell Neil Matthews Jr. - Guitar
- Bob Moore - Bass
- Dudley Brooks - Piano
- Boots Randolph - saxophone
- Dominic Fontana , Buddy Harman - drums
Notes
- ↑ About the film “Kid Galahad” on the site elvis.virtbox.ru (Russian)
- ↑ 1 2 40 facts from the life of Elvis Presley . tonnel.ru . Date of treatment April 28, 2009. Archived March 30, 2012. (Russian)
See also
- Filmography of Elvis Presley
- Discography of Elvis Presley
Links
- Behind the Scenes look at Kid Galahad on Elvis Presley News.com . (eng.)
- Kid Galahad on the Internet Movie Database
- Kid Galahad on allmovie
Movie Reviews
- Review by Clark on The Spinning Image ( UK ). (eng.)
DVD Reviews
- Review by Dan Manicini on DVD Verdict , June 23 , 2006 . (eng.)
- DSH Review on The DVD Journal . (eng.)
- Anthony Nild Reviewed by DVD Times , September 11 , 2003 . (eng.)
- Reviewed by Nigel Patterson on the Elvis Information Network , October 21 , 2003 . (eng.)