CHARRO!
"CHARRO!" is Elvis’s first non-comedic film since "WILD IN THE COUNTRY." The film was adapted into a novel written by Harry Whittington. However, they continued to rewrite the script making the film almost unrecognizable to the book’s storyline.
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Only movie role where Elvis wasn’t featured singing on-screen; the only song was the main title theme sung over opening credits.
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Working titles for the film included "JACK VALENTINE", "JOHNNY HANG", and "COME HELL OR COME SUNDOWN."
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Publicity still with Ina Balin.
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Shot on location at Apacheland Movie Ranch and Old Tucson Studios in Arizona.
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"CHARRO!" was released on Thursday, March 13, 1969, by National General Pictures. It grossed $1.5 million at the box office in the United States.
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West Germany
Sweden
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Japan
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Finland
Denmark
France
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July 1969
August 15, 1969
September 27, 1969
October 17, 1969
November 7, 1969
January 12, 1970
August 5, 1970
August 12, 1970
October 15, 1970
November 1, 1970
February 1971
December 25, 1971
April 1972
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Elvis Presley as Jess Wade
Victor French as Vince Hackett
Ina Balin as Tracey Winters
Solomon Sturges as Billy Roy Hackett
Barbara Werle as Sara Ramsey
Paul Brinegar as Opie Keetch
Lynn Kellogg as Marcie
Tony Young as Lt. Rivera
Harry Landers as Heff
James Almanzar as Sheriff Ramsey
The role of Jess Wade was originally turned down by Clint Eastwood.
Elvis wore a beard for his role as Jess Wade.
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Jess Wade (played by Elvis Presley), is a former member of a gang of outlaws led by Vince Hackett (played by Victor French). When Jess is forced to the gang’s hideout in the mountains, Vince tells him that the gang had stolen a silver-plated cannon that was used by Emperor Maximilian in his war against Mexican leader Benito Juarez. After explaining to him about them stealing the cannon, Vince tells Jess that he let the word get out that it was Jess who stole it and had sustained a neck wound as a result of being shot by one of the guards. Ordering his men to subdue Jess on the ground, Vince takes a branding iron and burns a wound to his neck.
Jess reunites with an old flame, Tracey Winters (played by Ina Balin), and becomes acting sheriff of the town his former gang stole the cannon from. When the gang uses brute force on the town in an attempt to force a ransom, Jess has to stop the gang and return the cannon.
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