Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Movie Details

Original Title Jailhouse Rock

Original Language EN

Budget $1,000,000

Revenue $4,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 0.7

Cast

Elvis Presley

Vince Everett

Popularity: 1.5

Judy Tyler

Peggy Van Alden

Popularity: 0.2

Mickey Shaughnessy

Hunk Houghton

Popularity: 0.3

Vaughn Taylor

Mr. Shores (narrator)

Popularity: 0.7

Jennifer Holden

Sherry Wilson

Popularity: 0.1

Dean Jones

Teddy Talbot

Popularity: 1.0

Anne Neyland

Laury Jackson

Popularity: 0.4

Percy Helton

Sam Brewster (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.7

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Tracey Morgan

Girl in Booth (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.2

Scotty Moore

Guitar Player (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.1

Bill Black

Bass Player (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.2

Mike Stoller

Piano Player (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.4

Key Crew

Director Richard Thorpe

Screenplay Guy Trosper

Producer Pandro S. Berman

Editor Ralph E. Winters

Production

Avon Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Videos & Trailers

Jailhouse Rock

Trailer

Allison Anders on JAILHOUSE ROCK

Featurette

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Posters

Keywords

jail rock music black and white

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10

Sep 5, 2019

"That ain't tactics honey, it's just the beast in me." Elvis Presley plays "Vince Everett" who goes to jail after accidentally killing a man in a bar fight. While in the big house he is paired in his cell with Hunk Houghton (Mickey Shaughnessy), an ageing country singer whose best days are behind ... Read more

Wuchak 7/10

Oct 23, 2021

_**From con to concert performer**_ A young construction worker (Presley) is sentenced to a year in the state penitentiary for manslaughter, but wisely takes advantage of his time learning to play guitar better from an inmate who was formerly a county & western performer (Mickey Shaughnessy). Aft ... Read more

CinemaSerf 6/10

Sep 5, 2024

The hot-tempered young "Vince" (Elvis Presley) finds himself caught up in a bar-room brawl that has tragic results and sees him sent to jail. There, he is luckily placed with "Hunk" (Mickey Shaughnessy) who is the prison grifter with a penchant for the odd ballad on his guitar. It's the guitar that ... Read more