BLUE HAWAII

Blue Hawaii
Paramount, 1961, Color, 103 minutes, ***
Released November, 1961

Tour guide Elvis sings 14 songs and still manages to drive sightseers around the islands in this lush musical that features great locales and tunes such as "Blue Hawaii," "Can't Help Falling in Love with You" and "Rock-a-Hula Baby." With Angela Lansbury, Joan Blackman, Roland Winters.

Produced by: Hal B. Wallis
Associate Producer: Paul Nathan
Directed by: Norman Taurog
Assistant Director: D. Michael Moore
Technical Advisor: Col. Tom Parker
Screenplay by: Hal Kanter
Story by: Allan Weiss
Music Scored and Conducted by: Joseph J. Lilley
Vocal Accompaniment by: The Jordanaires
Musical Numbers Staged by: Charles O'Curran
Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler
Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Frank McKelvy
Costumes: Edith Head
Makeup Supervision: Wally Westmore
Hair Style Supervision: Nellie Manley
Sound Recording by: Philip Mitchell, Charles Grenzbach
Director of Photography: Charles Lang, Jr.
Special Photographic Effects: John P. Fulton
Process Photography: Farciot Edouart
Filmed in Panavision and Technicolor
Technicolor Color Consultant: Richard Mueller
Editorial Supervision: Warren Low
Edited by:Terry Morse

Cast: Elvis Presley [Chad Gates], Joan Blackman [Maile Duval], Nancy Walters [Abigail Prentice], Roland Winters [Fred Gates], Angela Lansbury [Sarah Lee Gates], John Archer [Jack Kelman], Howard McNear [Mr. Chapman], Flora Hayes [Mrs. Manaka], Gregory Gaye [Mr. Duval], Steve Brodie [Mr. Garvey], Iris Adrian [Mrs. Garvey], Darlene Tompkins [Patsy], Pamela Akert [Sandy], Christian Kay [Beverly], Jenny Maxwell [Ellie], Frank Atienza [Ito O'Hara], Lani Kai [Carl], Jose De Vega [Ernie], Ralph Hanalie [Wes], The Jordanaires [backup vocals]

Musical Program: [0:00] Blue Hawaii (sung behind titles by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires); [0:08] Almost Always True (sung by Elvis Presley with a little help from Joan Blackman, accompanied by The Jordanaires offscreen); [0:14] Aloha Oe (sung by Elvis Presley and Beach Friends, accompanied by The Jordanaires offscreen); [0:16] Hawaiian Shave and a Haircut (sung and "slapped" by Elvis' Beach Friends); [0:17] No More (sung by Elvis Presley, accompanied by The Jordanaires offscreen); [0:29] unidentified Hawiian folk song and dance (sung and danced by Islanders); [0:31] Can't Help Falling in Love (sung by Elvis Presley with music box, accompanied by Jordanaires offscreen); [0:44] Rock-A-Hula Baby (sung by Elvis Presley accompanied by The Jordanaires offscreen); [0:48] Moonlight Swim (sung by Elvis Presley, accompanied by Nancy Walters, Darlene Tompkins and Christian Kay); [0:57] Hawaiian Sweetheart (Ku-U-I-Po) (sung by Elvis Presley and Girls Chorus); [1:00] Ito Eats (sung by Elvis Presley Ensemble, accompanied by The Jordanaires offscreen); [1:01] Slicin' Sand (sung and danced by Elvis Presley and Ensemble, accompanied by The Jordanaires offscreen); [1:05] Hawaiian Sunset (sung by Elvis Presley, danced by Hula Girls, accompanied by The Jordanaires offscreen); [1:10] Beach Boy Blues (sung by Elvis Presley and Band in jail cell, accompanied by The Jordanaires offscreen); [1:19] Island of Love (Kauai) (sung by Elvis Presley and Girls Chorus, accompanied by The Jordanaires offscreen); [1:21] unidentified Hawaiian song and dance (performed by Islanders); [1:37] Hawaiian Wedding Song (sung by Elvis Presley and Chorus, accompanied by The Jordanaires offscreen)