Stay Away, Joe

Stay Away, Joe


MGM, 1968, Color, 101 minutes, **½

Released March, 1968



In an unusual role for him, Elvis plays Joe Lightcloud, a brawlin' half-Navaho cowboy who tries to pave a path of gold for his folks, but whose every effort hilariously backfires, making a mess of everything. The King pours on the charm in this hilarious laugh-out-loud comedy and socks it home with a terrific pair of songs: "Stay Away, Joe" and "Dominique."


Produced by: Douglas Laurence

Associate Producer: Michael A. Hoey

Directed by: Peter Tewksbury

Assistant Director: Dale Hutchinson

Screen Play: Michael A. Hoey

Based on the Novel: Stay Away, Joe by Dan Cushman

Music Score by: Jack Marshall

Song Score: Sid Wayne and Ben Weisman

Art Directors: George W. Davis and Carl Anderson

Set Decoration: Henry Grace; Don Greenwood, Jr.

Makeup by: William Tuttle

Hair Styles by: Sydney Guilaroff

Vocal Backgrounds by: The Jordanaires

Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Don Greenwood

Recording Supervisor: Franklin Milton

Director of Photography: Fred Koenekamp

Filmed in Panavision and Metrocolor

Film Editor: George W. Brooks



Cast: Elvis Presley [Joe Lightcloud], Burgess Meredith [Charlie Lightcloud], Joan Blondell [Glenda Callahan], Katy Jurado [Annie Lightcloud], Thomas Gomez [Grandpa], Henry Jones [Hy Slager], L. Q. Jones [Bronc Hoverty], Quentin Dean [Mamie Callahan], Anne Seymour [Mrs. Hawkins], Douglas Henderson [Congressman Morrissey], Angus Duncan [Lorne Hawkins], Michael Lane [Frank Hawk], Susan Trustman [Mary Lightcloud], Warren Vanders [Hike Bowers], Buck Kartalian [Bull Shortgun], Maurishka [Connie Shortgun], Caitlin Wyles [Marlene Standing Rattle], Marya Christen [Billie-Jo Hump], Del "Sonny" West [Jackson He-Crow], Jennifer Peak [Little Deer], Brett Parker [Deputy Sheriff Hank Matson], Michael Keller [Orville Witt], The Jordanaires [backup vocals]



Musical Program: [0:00] Stay Away (sung behind titles by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires offscreen); [0:21] Stay Away, Joe (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires); [0:58] Dominic (sung by Elvis Presley, accompanied by The Jordanaires offscreen); [1:04] All I Needed Was the Rain (sung by Elvis Presley, accompanied by The Jordanaires offscreen