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Roustabout

Hal Wallis Productions

Paramount Pictures

United States of America

English

Elvis Presley

Barbara Stanwyck

Joan Freeman

Leif Erickson

Sue Ane Langdon

Pat Buttram

Joan Staley

Dabbs Greer

Steve Brodie

Norman Grabowski

Jack Albertson

Jane Dulo

Joel Fluellen

Wilda Taylor

Beverly Adams

Al Bain

John Barton

Billy Barty

Kenneth Becker

Lynn Borden

Owen Bush

Del Casher

Dick Cherney

Charles Cirillo

Steve Condit

Roger Creed

Connie Ducharme

Duke Fishman

Joseph Forte

Carey Foster

Linda Foster

Jimmie Lee Gaines

Teri Garr

Joy Harmon

Chester Hayes

Barbara Hemingway

James Hibbard

Marianna Hill

Jesse Wayne

Raquel Welch

Red West

Richard Kiel

John Rich

Allan Weiss

Hal Pereira

Walter H. Tyler

Anthony Lawrence

Lucien Ballard

Hal B. Wallis

Warren Low

Charles Grenzbach

Wally Westmore

Nellie Manley

Paul Nathan

Joseph J. Lilley

Michael D. Moore

Edith Head

Paul K. Lerpae

Tom Parker

John R. Carter

Robert R. Benton

Sam Comer

_**Elvis joins a carnival**_

A talented drifter with no family and an attitude joins a carnival in Southern Cal and soon becomes the main attraction. Barbara Stanwyck plays the owner of the carnival, Joan Freeman the love interest and Pat Buttram a rival in the biz.

“Roustabout” (1964) is easily one of the better Elvis flicks (for me, at least), probably because the setting is the carnival & carnies, but also because the story is serious (rather than farcical) and more captivating than most. Presley’s character, Charlie Rogers, makes for a great protagonist with whom to identify. Meanwhile, the presence of the towering Stanwyck is always compelling, plus Buttram’s character is perfectly suited for him. A plus is the many attractive showgirls in the periphery.

I’d put it on par with "Kid Galahad" (1962) and “Viva Las Vegas" (1964), although the latter is more of a fun farce; “Roustabout” is a serious drama with some musical sequences.

The film runs 1 hour, 41 minutes, and was shot in Potrero Valley, Thousand Oaks, California, & Paramount Studios.

GRADE: B

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