Basic facts

Original title Jailhouse Rock
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
Swedish release 1958-03-10

Cast

Elvis Presley
Vince Everett

Judy Tyler
Peggy "Peg" Van Alden

Mickey Shaughnessy
Hunk Houghton

Vaughn Taylor
Mr. Shores, advokat/berättaren

Jennifer Holden
Sherry Wilson, skådespelerska

Dean Jones
Teddy Talbot, radiodiscjockey

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Associate Producer
Special Photographic Effects
Set Decorator
Make-up Supervisor

Cast

Elvis Presley Vince Everett
Judy Tyler Peggy "Peg" Van Alden
Mickey Shaughnessy Hunk Houghton
Vaughn Taylor Mr. Shores, advokat/berättaren
Jennifer Holden Sherry Wilson, skådespelerska
Dean Jones Teddy Talbot, radiodiscjockey
Anne Neyland Laury Jackson, sångerska
- Ej krediterade:
Hugh Sanders fängelsedirektören
Percy Helton Sam Brewster, ägaren till Club La Florita
Peter Adams Jack Lease, direktör vid Geneva Records
William Forrest chefen för Climax Studios
Dan White kassören på byggarbetsplatsen i filmens inledande scen
George Cisar Jake, bartender
Robin Raymond Dotty
John Daheim (as John Day) Ken, mannen på baren som Vince slår ner
Ken Smith (as Ken L. Smith) en arbetare
S. John Launer domaren som dömer Vince till fängelse i minst ett och högst tio år
Dick Rich fångvaktare
Glenn Strange Simpson, fånge
John Dennis första postutdelaren
Tom Mayton andra postutdelaren
Bob Stratton sjukvårdare
Elizabeth Slifer städerskan på hotellrummet
Gloria Pall strippan
Fred Coby bartender
Walter Johnson Shorty, bartendern på Club La Florita
Frank Kreig den fulle som trakasserar Vince på Club La Florita
Grandon Rhodes professor August Van Alden, Peggys far
Katherine Warren (as Katharine Warren) Mrs. Van Alden, Peggys mor
Russell Whitney en man
Alyn Lockwood en kvinna
Charles Postal andra mannen
Joe Gilbert andra kvinnan
Paula Trent tredje kvinnan
Joan Dupuis flickan i skivaffären
William Tannen skivdistributör
Wilson Wood ljudingenjören vid Vince första skivinspelning
Joe McGunn vakten vid studioingången
Bob Hopkins announcer
Tom McKee TV-regissören
Robert Bice Mr. Bardeman, TV-studioledaren i kontrollrummet
Donald Kerr stillbildsfotografen vid mötet mellan chefen för Climax Studios och Vince
Steve Warren regiassistenten
Carl Milletaire Drummond, filmregissören
Don Burnett Mickey Alba, sångstjärna (rollen bortklippt i den slutliga filmen)
François André uppassare
Francis Desales läkaren
John Logan ad-lib
Jack Younger ad-lib
Matt Winston ad-lib
Bill Hickman vakten som piskar Vince
Mike Stoller pianisten vid skivinspelningen
Scotty Moore Vince gitarrist
Bill Black Vince basist
D.J. Fontana Vince trumslagare
Harry Hines hotellportiern
Bill Hale vakt
Tracy Morgan flickan i hytten
Linda Williams flicka i baddräkt
Orv Mohler en man
Jack Herrin en man
Sid Kane en man
Jack Shea en man
The Jordanaires Vince bakgrundskör (ej i bild)

Companies

Production Company Loew's Inc.
Avon Productions Inc.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1958
Cinema International Corporation 1979
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Warner Bros. Entertainment Sverige AB 2007

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 120421
Date 1979-07-27
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 2650 meters


Censorship number 91673
Date 1958-03-04
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2640 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (CinemaScope)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2650 meter
Length in minutes 97 min


Original work

Original title Ghost of a Chance (Story)
Author Nedrick Young


Production location

USA 1957-05-13 1957-06-14
M-G-M Studios Culver City

Release dates

First showing 1957-10-17 Memphis USA 96 min
Release in Sweden 1958-03-10 Aveny Gothenburg Sweden 96 min
1958-03-10 Kaparen Gothenburg Sweden 96 min
Release in Stockholm 1958-03-14 China Sweden 96 min
Other showing 1960-03-09 USA 96 min (US rerelease)
1979 Sweden 96 min (nypremiär)
TV showing 2003-07-18 SVT1 Sweden 93 min
DVD release 2007-08-10 Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2008-05-11

Soundtrack listing

Original title The Red River Valley


Original title One More Day
Composer Sid Tepper
Roy C. Bennett
Lyrics Sid Tepper
Roy C. Bennett
Singer Mickey Shaughnessy


Original title Young and Beautiful
Composer Abner Silver (1957)
Lyrics Aaron Schroeder (1957)
Singer Elvis Presley


Original title I Want To Be Free
Composer Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
Lyrics Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
Singer Elvis Presley
The Jordanaires


Original title Don't Leave Me Now
Composer Aaron Schroeder
Ben Weisman
Lyrics Aaron Schroeder
Ben Weisman
Singer Elvis Presley
The Jordanaires


Original title Treat Me Nice
Composer Jerry Leiber (1957)
Mike Stoller (1957)
Lyrics Jerry Leiber (1957)
Mike Stoller (1957)
Singer Elvis Presley
The Jordanaires


Original title Jailhouse Rock
Composer Jerry Leiber (1957)
Mike Stoller (1957)
Lyrics Jerry Leiber (1957)
Mike Stoller (1957)
Dancer Elvis Presley
kör
Singer Elvis Presley
kör


Original title Baby, I Don't Care
Composer Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
Lyrics Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
Singer Elvis Presley


Original title The Tender Trap
Composer James Van Heusen (1955)
Lyrics Sammy Cahn (1955)


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1
Tryckeri Tryckeri AB Småland
Designed by Walter Bjorne


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus


Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Slides 2
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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