Saturday, July 14, 2012

Wild in the Country 1961

Wild in the Country


20th Century-Fox, 1961, Color, 114min, ***

Released June, 1961



Presley specialized in playing the bad boy, and this is Elvis at his baddest! Wild in the Country features one of the King's greatest and most overlooked roles: a rebellious back-woods delinquent gifted with a rare literary talent. Hope Lange is the sympathetic psychiatrist who tries to help Elvis, Tuesday Weld is the King's seductive cousin, and Millie Perkins portrays his childhood sweetheart.



Boasting a screenplay by Clifford Odets, this is perhaps the sexiest and most passionate of all Presley films, and includes a quartet of hit songs, including "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell" and "Lonely Man." Wild in the Country is Elvis at his wildest, his baddest and his best.


Produced by: Jerry Wald

Associate Producer: Peter Nelson

Directed by: Philip Dunne

Assistant Director: Joseph E. Rickards

Screenplay by: Clifford Odets

Based on the a Novel by: J. R. Salamanca ( The Lost Country )

Music: Kenyon Hopkins

Orchestration: Edward B. Powell

Song: "Wild in the Country" by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George Weiss

Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith, Preston Ames

Set Decorations: Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss

Costumes Designed by: Don Feld

Makeup by: Ben Nye

Hair Styles by: Helen Turpin

Sound: Alfred Bruzlin, Warren B. Delaplain

Director of Photography: William C. Mellor

Filmed in CinemaScope, Color by De Luxe

Film Editor: Dorothy Spencer



Cast: Elvis Presley [Glenn Tyler], Hope Lange [Irene Sperry], Tuesday Weld [Noreen], Millie Perkins [Betty Lee Parsons], Rafer Johnson [Davis], John Ireland [Phil Macy], Gary Lockwood [Cliff Macy], William Mims [Uncle Rolfe], Raymond Greenleaf [Dr. Underwood], Christina Crawford [Monica George], Robin Raymond [Flossie], Doreen Lang [Mrs. Parsons], Charles Arnt [Mr. Parsons], Ruby Goodwin [Sarah], Will Corry [Willie Dace], Alan Napier [Prof. Larson], Jason Robards, Sr. [Judge Parker], Harry Carter [Bartender], Harry Shannon [Sam Tyler], Bob "Red" West [Hank Tyler], The Jordanaires [backup vocals]



Musical Program: [0:00] Wild in the Country (sung behind titles by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires); [0:26] I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires); [0:38] In My Way (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires); [1:15] Husky Dusty Day (sung by Elvis Presley and Hope Lange); [1:53] Wild in the Country (reprised behind end by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires); Lonely Man (recorded for the film but not used); Forget Me Never (recorded for the film but not used 

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