Roustabout
Drama, Music, Romance
Paramount Pictures  (1964) 101 mins PG

5.6 (763 votes)
The year was 1964. The miniskirt is in. If you can't Watusi, you can't dance. Cassius Clay (soon to be Muhammad Ali) claims the heavyweight crown. And Elvis is a karate-chopping biker who's hired as a carnival Roustabout. At first he just provides muscle and a diversion for the beatiful carny girls. Then he picks up a guitar and gets the midway rockin'. Looks like this talented tough guy may be what the good-hearted owner (Barbara Stanwyck) needs to save her traveling show from bankruptcy....

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Cast and Crew
Elvis Presley  ......  Charlie Rogers
Barbara Stanwyck  ......  Maggie Morgan
Joan Freeman  ......  Cathy Lean
Leif Erickson  ......  Joe Lean
Sue Ane Langdon  ......  Madame Mijanou, Fortune Teller
Pat Buttram  ......  Harry Carver
Director  .....  John Rich
Producer  .....  Hal B. Wallis
Writer  .....  Allan Weiss; Anthony Lawrence
Notes
Trivia:
Opened in 8th place on Variety's list. (more)

Filming Locations:
Potrero Valley, Thousand Oaks, California, USA

Quotes:
Charlie Rogers: What do you do here?
Madame Mijanou, Fortune Teller: That depends, by day or night.
Charlie Rogers: I hope you're not a mind-reader because if you are, I’m about to get my face slapped!
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Awards:
1 nomination (more)