G.I. BLUES

G.I. Blues
Paramount, 1960, Color, 104 minutes, ***
Premiere release August, 1960
General release November, 1960

For his first movie after serving in the Army, Elvis found himself back in uniform, playing a singing soldier stationed in Germany who makes a bet with his buddies that he can woo a nightclub singer (leggy Juliet Prowse), and winds up falling for her. Songs include "It's Not Good Enough for You," "Frankfurt Special" and the title tune.

Produced by: Hal B. Wallis
Associate Producer: Paul Nathan
Directed by: Norman Taurog
Written by: Edmund Beloin and Henry Garson
Technical Advisor: Col. Tom Parker
Military Technical Advisor: Captain David S. Parkhurst
Music Director: Joseph J. Lilley
Music Scored and Conducted by: Joseph J. Lilley
Vocla Accompaniment by: The Jordanaires
Musical Numbers Staged and Choreographed by: Charles O'Curran
Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler
Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray Moyer
Costumes: Edith Head
Makeup Supervision: Wally Westmore
Hair Style Supervision: Nellie Manley
Sound Recording: Harold Lewis, Charles Grenzbach
Director of Photography: Loyal Griggs
Special Photographic Effects: John P. Fulton
Color by Technicolor
Technicolor Color Consultant: Richard Mueller
Editorial Supervision: Warren Low

Cast: Elvis Presley [Tulsa McLean], Juliet Prowse [Lili], Robert Ivers [Cookie], James Douglas [Rick], Leticia Roman [Tina], Sigrid Maier [Marla], Arch Johnson [Sergeant McGraw], Mickey Knox [Jeeter], John Hudson [Captain Hobart], Ken Becker [Mac], Jeremy Slate [Turk], Beach Dickerson [Warren], Trent Dolan [Mickey], Carl Crow [Walt], Fred Essler [Papa Mueller], Ronald Starr [Harvey], Erika Peters [Trudy], Ludwig Stossel [Puppet Show Proprietor], Additional Cast: Robert Allison Baker III [Puppeteer], F. Alton Wood [Puppeteer], Torben Meyer [Head Waiter], Bess Flowers [Patron of Cafe Europa], Marilyn Gladstone [Blonde], Joe Gray [Soldier], Dick Winslow [Orchestra Leader], The Jordanaires [backup vocals]

Musical Program: [0:07] What's She Really Like (excerpt sung a cappella by Elvis Presley in shower); [0:10] unidentified instrumental (played by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires); [0:11] G.I. Blues (sung by Elvis Presley accompanied by The Jordanaires, danced by patrons at rathskeller); [0:15] Doin' the Best I Can (sung by Elvis Presley accompanied by The Jordanaires, danced by patrons at rathskeller); [0:17] Blue Suede Shoes (sung by Elvis Presley on jukebox); [0:25] Frankfurt Special (sung by Elvis and The Jordanaires on train); [0:31] unidentified instrumental (danced by Juliet Prowse); [0:36] Shoppin' Around (sung by Elvis Presley accompanied by The Jordanaires); [0:43] Tonight Is So Right for Love (Based on "Barcarolle" from "The Tales of Hoffman," sung by Elvis Presley accompanied by The Jordanaires); [1:02] Punch 'n' Judy Show (excerpt of "Wooden Heart" in German played on phonograph); [1:05] Wooden Heart (cute number sung in English and German by Elvis Presley with puppet, accompanied in part by Children); [1:08] Pocketful of Rainbows (sung by Elvis Presley accompanied by dubbing artist for Juliet Prowse. As is typical of many musical scenes in Elvis movies, this scene was all too obviously recorded in a studio for a record. The acoustics are all wrong for the scene, and the lip-syncing is not convincing.); [1:17] unidentified jazz number (danced by Juliet Prowse); [1:30] Big Boots (sung by Elvis Presley accompanied by a music box); [1:40] Didja' Ever (sung by Elvis Presley accompanied by The Jordanaires and Ensemble)