The Trouble with Girls

Infobox Movie
name = The Trouble With Girls


imdb_id = 0065125
producer = Lester Welch
director = Peter Tewksbury
George Templeton (Ass't)
writer = Dwight V. Babcock (novel)
Mauri Grashin (story)
starring = Elvis Presley
Marlyn Mason
music = Billy Strange
cinematography = Jacques R. Marquette
editing = Al Clark
distributor = MGM
released = September 3, 1969
runtime = 97 min.
language = English
preceded by = "Charro!"
followed by = "Change of Habit"
: "For the comic book, see The Trouble with Girls (comics)".

"The Trouble with Girls " (full title "The Trouble with Girls (and How to Get Into It)") is a 1969 dramatic comedy motion picture starring Elvis Presley. It is also the only film starring Anissa Jones.

Primary cast

*Elvis Presley: Walter Hale
*Marlyn Mason: Charlene
*Nicole Jaffe: Betty Smith
*Sheree North: Nita Bix
*Edward Andrews: Johnny
*John Carradine: Mr. Drewcolt
*Vincent Price: Mr. Morality
*Dabney Coleman: Harrison Wilby
*Duke Snider: The Cranker
*Anissa Jones: Carol Bix

oundtrack

The soundtrack songs were recorded in October 1968 at United Recorders in Los Angeles, California. Only one recording, "Clean Up Your Own Backyard" was actually released in conjunction with the film's release, issued as a single with one of Presley's 1969 Memphis recordings, "The Fair is Moving On" as the b-side. "Almost" appeared in a later compilation, "Let's Be Friends", while the remaining songs were not released until after Presley's death. One of these, the spiritual "Swing Down Sweet Chariot" is a re-recording of a song Presley previously recorded for his 1960 album, "His Hand in Mine"; it should not be confused with "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", a completely different song.

"Clean Up Your Own Backyard" is notable for its anachronistic lyrics that do not fit the era of the film, such as the use of the term "armchair quarterback" which was not coined until the arrival of television.

Recording musicians

*Elvis Presley (vocals)
*The Mello Men (background vocals)
*Gerald McGee, Morton Marker, Joseph Gibbons (guitar)
*Max Bennett (bass)
*Don Randi (piano)
*Frank Carlson, John Guerin (drums)

Tracks (songwriter)

*"Almost" - (Florence Kay & Ben Weisman)
*"Clean Up Your Own Back Yard" - (Mac Davis and Billy Strange)
*"Swing Down Sweet Chariot" - (arr: Elvis Presley)
*"Violet (Flower of NYU)" - (Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett)

Note: Although credited to Tepper and Bennett, the melody of the song "Violet" is actually based upon "Aura Lee", the same song upon which "Love Me Tender" was based.

ee also

*List of Elvis Presley films
*Elvis Presley discography

External links

* [http://www.elvispresley.com.au/ For Elvis Fans Only] Website decitated to Elvis Presley's Movies.

Movie Reviews

* [http://www.badmovieplanet.com/3btheater/t/troublewithgirls.html Comprehensive review] by Chad Plambeck at [http://www.badmovieplanet.com/3btheater/ 3-B Theater]

DVD Reviews

* [http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/showreview.php3?ID=6216 Review] by Jon Danziger at [http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/index.php3 digitallyOBSESSED!] , August 2, 2004.
* [http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/troublewithgirls.php Review] by Bill Treadway at [http://www.dvdverdict.com/ DVD Verdict] , July 23, 2004.