“Step into my heart, leave your cares behind” – Lyrics to Welcome To My World, 1973 On January 7th, Elvis flew from Memphis to Los Angeles to prepare for his benefit concert in Hawaii. Elvis manages to celebrate his 38th birthday and the next day he and his entourage fly to Honolulu. Camera crews are following Elvis…
“The first time that I appeared on stage, it scared me to death.” – Elvis Presley, 1972 In 1972, MGM released Elvis On Tour. This is a documentary that showcased Elvis’s tour and a small background of his career up to this point. While documentaries are rarely box office successes, this film reached #13 on…
“It was a sweaty show, I’ll tell you for sure.” – Elvis Presley, 1970 Elvis: That’s The Way It Is happens to be a documentary that showcases Elvis’s return to live performances. The film follows Elvis around as he records sessions, rehearses, and finally makes his way onto the stage in Las Vegas. It was…
“I want everyone to know what I can really do” -Quote from Elvis before the performance, 1968 Elvis had become tired of the films he was creating, but he did not believe in what he was doing. Yet he was wanting to go back to making music and touring, Elvis was afraid of what the…
“It’s never late to see the light” Released November 10th, 1969 was Elvis’s last acting role in Change of Habit. This musical drama film was directed by William A. Graham and produced by Joe Connelly. Change of Habit is based on a story by John Joseph and Richard Morris. This film was filmed on location…
“Clean up your own backyard. You tend to your business, I’ll tend to mine” The full title of this film is The Trouble with Girls (And How to Get into it), this title was too large to fit in the heading of this blog post. The Trouble with Girls was released September 3rd, 1969. Based…