Overview
Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at his night club The Blue Shade. Danny refuses, but Fields won't take no for an answer.
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DirectorMichael Curtiz
WriterMichael V. Gazzo, Herbert Baker
Cast
Elvis Presley
Danny Fisher
Carolyn Jones
Ronnie
Walter Matthau
Maxie Fields
Dolores Hart
Nellie
Dean Jagger
Mr. Fisher
Liliane Montevecchi
Forty Nina
Vic Morrow
Shark
Paul Stewart
Charlie LeGrand
Jan Shepard
Mimi Fisher
Brian G. Hutton
Sal (as Brian Hutton)
Jack Grinnage
Dummy
Dick Winslow
Eddie Burton
Raymond Bailey
Mr. Evans
Anne Caprile
Mimi Fisher (Voice)
Gavin Gordon
Mr. Primont
Helene Hatch
Mrs. Pearson (uncredited)
Kitty White
Street Vendor (uncredited)
Scotty Moore
Guitar Player (uncredited)
Richard Simmons
Little Tot (uncredited)
Candy Candido
Doorman (uncredited)
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Keywords
nightclubcrime bossmusicalsingerblack and white
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026