Elvis Presley 4 Movie Collection (Jailhouse Rock / Love Me Tender / Viva Las Vegas / Loving You)

Four-disc set includes: Love Me Tender (1956)Elvis Presley makes his feature film debut in this Civil War-era musical drama, playing Clint Reno, a Texas man too young to fight in the war. Clint marries his older brother's sweetheart after the family learns of his death on the battlefield. When Vance turns out to be alive, his return is fraught with emotional turmoil and complications. Songs include "Poor Boy," "We're Gonna Move," and the title tune. Richard Egan, Debra Paget, and Robert Middleton also star. 89 min. BW/Rtg: NR Loving You (1957)The singing stylings of small-town beer deliveryman Deke Rivers (Elvis Presley) get noticed by promoter Glenda Markel (Lizabeth Scott), who sees the young talent as a means of jump-starting the career of her ex-husband, fading country bandleader Tex Warner (Wendell Corey). Elvis' first starring vehicle also features Dolores Hart, James Gleason, Paul Smith, and a cameo by his parents, Gladys and Vernon; songs include "Teddy Bear," "Got a Lot of Living to Do," and the title tune. 102 min. C/Rtg: NR Jailhouse Rock (1957)Warden threw a party in the county jail... Perhaps the quintessential Elvis film casts him as construction worker Vince Everett, who's tossed into jail for killing an angry drunk in a barroom brawl. Learning to play the guitar from a fellow inmate, Vince becomes a recording star after he's released, but will fame go to his head? Elvis performs a selection of Leiber-Stoller songs, including the title tune, "Treat Me Nice," "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care," and more. With Mickey Shaughnessy, Judy Tyler. 96 min. BW/Rtg: NR Viva Las Vegas (1964)In one of his biggest and best films, Elvis Presley is "just a devil with love to spare" as hotel waiter/race car driver Lucky Jackson. Trying to get money for a new engine so he can enter the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Lucky finds himself competing with rival racer Count Mancini (Cesare Danova) on the track and for the attentions of sexy swimming instructor Rusty Martin (Ann-Margret). With William Demarest, Jack Carter; songs include "The Lady Loves Me," "What'd I Say," and the title tune. 85 min. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Region Free