Jailhouse Rock – Rhythmus hinter Gittern (1957)

Jailhouse Rock – Rhythmus hinter Gittern: Directed by Richard Thorpe. With Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Vaughn Taylor. After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.

“Great songs, a fine leading actor and actress (Elvis, not the worldu0026#39;s greatest actor but doing his Method bit here; and the ill-fated Judy Tyler), and an engrossing story make u0026#39;Jailhouse Rocku0026#39; a great rock u0026#39;nu0026#39; roll musical, and by far one of the best movies made by The King at the peak of his powers.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYes, there are some cringeworthy bits (u0026#39;itu0026#39;s only the beast in meu0026#39;), but in the main this is a rags to riches tale which showcases some raw Presley performances, especially the title track and the quieter u0026#39;Young and Beautifulu0026#39; alongside a contemporary tale of fights, attitude, and the county jail.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe great surprise is that this film still looks and feels fresh after more than fifty years. The pity is that Elvis would only have a handful of decent performances before the rot set in with u0026#39;Kissin Cousinsu0026#39;, u0026#39;Tickle Meu0026#39;, and the like.”