Kid Galahad

Infobox Movie
name = Kid Galahad


imdb_id = 0056138
producer = David Weisbart
director = Phil Karlson
writer = Francis Wallace (story)
William Fay
starring = Elvis Presley
Lola Albright
Gig Young
Joan Blackman
Charles Bronson
music = Jeff Alexander
cinematography = Burnett Guffey
editing = Stuart Gilmore
distributor = United Artists
released = August 11, 1962
runtime = 95 min.
language = English
preceded by = "Follow That Dream"
followed by = "Girls! Girls! Girls!"

"Kid Galahad" is a 1962 musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer.

The movie was filmed on location in Idyllwild, California and is noted for having a strong supporting cast. Most critics rate it as one of Presley's best performances.

The film is a remake of the 1937 original version starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart.

Trivia

* Film bosses were horrified as Presley had put on so much weight before filming and would be wearing only shorts for the main parts of the film.
* Reputedly co-star Charles Bronson did not care much for Presley and was distant during filming.

Primary cast

*Elvis Presley : Walter Gulick
*Lola Albright : Dolly Fletcher
*Gig Young : Willy Grogan
*Joan Blackman : Rose Grogan
*Charles Bronson : Lew Nyack
*Roy Roberts : Jerry Bathgate
*Ed Asner : Frank Gerson

oundtrack

The soundtrack songs were recorded in October 1961 at the Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, California. The soundtrack was released as an EP in September following the motion picture's debut.

Recording musicians

*Elvis Presley (vocals)
*The Jordanaires (background vocals)
*Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell, Neal Matthews, Jr. (guitar)
*Bob Moore (bass)
*Dudley Brooks (piano)
*Boots Randolph (sax)
*D.J. Fontana, Buddy Harman (drums)

Tracks (songwriter)

*"King Of The Whole Wide World" - (Ruth Bachelor & Bob Roberts)
*"This Is Living" - (Fred Wise & Ben Weisman)
*"Riding The Rainbow" - (Fred Wise & Ben Weisman)
*"Home Is Where The Heart Is" - (Sherman Edwards & Hal David)
*"I Got Lucky" - (Dee Fuller, Fred Wise & Ben Weisman)
*"A Whistling Tune" - (Sherman Edwards & Hal David)

ee also

*List of Elvis Presley films
*Elvis Presley discography

External links

* [http://www.elvispresleynews.com/KidGalahad.html Behind the Scenes look at Kid Galahad] at [http://www.elvispresleynews.com/ElvisPresley.html Elvis Presley News.com] .

Movie reviews

* [http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=904 Review] by Graeme Clark at [http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/index.asp The Spinning Image] (UK).

DVD reviews

* [http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/kidgalahad.php Review] by Dan Mancini at [http://www.dvdverdict.com/ DVD Verdict] , June 23rd, 2006.
* [http://www.dvdjournal.com/quickreviews/k/kidgalahad.q.shtml Review] by DSH at [http://www.dvdjournal.com/index.html The DVD Journal] .
* [http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=5563 Region 2 Review] by Anthony Nield at [http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/index.php DVD Times] , 11-09-2003.
* [http://www.elvisinfonet.com/kidgalahad.html Region 2 Review] by Nigel Patterson at [http://www.elvisinfonet.com/index.html Elvis Information Network] , October 21, 2003.