KISSIN' COUSINS

Kissin' Cousins
Four Leaf / MGM, 1964, Color, 95 minutes, ***
Released March, 1964

Elvis doubles the pleasure - and the fun - when he plays both an earnest Air Force lieutenant and his stubborn hillbilly cousin who doesn't have much patience for city-folk. When the two face off over a government land deal, they provide a double-dose of humor and hits to match, including "Kissin' Cousins," "Barefoot Ballad" and "Tender Feeling."

Produced by: Sam Katzman
Directed by: Gene Nelson
Assistant Director: Eli Dunn
Screen Play by: Gerald Drayson Adams and Gene Nelson
Story by: Gerald Drayson Adams
Music Supervised and Conducted by: Fred Karger
Musical Score: Fred Karger
Choreography by: Hal Belfer
Technical Advisor: Colonel Tom Parker
Art Direction: George W. Davis and Eddie Imazu
Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Budd S. Friend
Make-Up Supervision: William Tuttle
Hair Styles by: Sydney Guilaroff
Recording Supervisor: Franklin Milton
Director of Photography: Ellis W. Carter
Filmed in Panavision and Metrocolor
Film Editor: Ben Lewis

Cast: Elvis Presley [Josh Morgan / Jodie Tatum], Arthur O'Connell [Pappy Tatum], Glenda Farrell [Ma Tatum], Jack Albertson [Captain Robert Salbo], Pam Austin [Selena Tatum], Cynthia Pepper [Midge], Yvonne Craig [Azalea Tatum], Donald Woods [General Alvin Donford], Tommy Farrell [Master Sgt. William George Bailey], Beverly Powers [Trudy], Hortense Petra [Dixie], Robert Stone [General's Aide], Additional Cast: Robert Carson [General Sam Kruger], Joe Esposito [Mike], Gail Ganley [Hillbilly Dancer], Lonni Lees [Minnie], Maureen Reagan [Loraine], Joan Staley [Jonesy], W.J. Vincent [Hairy Willie], The Jordanaires [backup vocals]

Musical Program: [0:00] Kissin' Cousins (version 2, sung behind titles by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires); [0:13] There's Gold in the Mountains (sung by Elvis Presley with Girls Chorus); [0:29] One Boy - Two Little Girls (sung by Elvis Presley); [0:35] Catchin' On Fast (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires); [0:55] Tender Feeling (sung by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires); [1:06] Pappy Won't You Please Come Home (sung by Glenda Farrell with a little help from a hound dog); [1:14] Barefoot Ballad (production number sung by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires, danced by all the kinfolk); [1:17] Once Is Enough (sung by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires, danced by Ensemble); [1:28] Kissin' Cousins (version 1, sung by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires, danced by Ensemble); [1:30] Kissin' Cousins (version 2, short reprisal sung by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires behind end credits)