Publicity still for the movie Frankie and Johnny MOVIE TRAILER MOVIE DIRECTORY Frankie and Johnny CONTINUES On location during the filming of Frankie and Johnny Frankie and Johnny BOX OFFICE "FRANKIE AND JOHNNY" was filmed at the Samuel Goldwyn Studios at 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. PREVIOUS Frankie and Johnny CAST NEXT LOCATION BOX OFFICE United Artists released the film on Thursday, March 31, 1962. The film reached #40 on the Variety weekly national box office list for 1966. The budget for the film was estimated at $4.5 million. Under Elvis's contract with United Artists, he was paid $700,000 plus 50% of the profits. CAST Frankie and Johnny BOX OFFICE CAST (CONTINUES) Elvis Presley as Johnny Harry Morgan as Cully Donna Douglas as Frankie Nancy Kovack as Nellie Bly Sue Ane Langdon as Mitzi Anthony Eisley as Clint Braden Audrey Christie as Peg Joyce Jameson as Abigail Robert Strauss as Blackie Dave Willock as the bartender Naomi Stevens as Princess Zolita Scene still from "FRANKIE AND JOHNNY." CAST (CONTINUED) Frankie and Johnny CAST PLOT NEXT There was discussion that Ann-Margaret might play the female lead because she owed Edward Small a film under her contract. However, she says nothing of this in her autobiography, "ANN-MARGRET MY STORY." Click Here To Read "MY STORY" Frankie and Johnny PLOT CAST SOUNDTRACK BACK TO MOVIE DIRECTORY MOVIE PURCHASE OR RENTAL Elvis Presley plays the role of Johnny, a riverboat gambler. Johnny has a weakness for gambling and is convinced a lucky redhead will change his losing streak, but his jealous girlfriend Frankie (played by Donna Douglass) attempts to block those plans. SOUNDTRACK MOVIE POSTER Depending on which version of "Frankie and Johnny" you want, there are two different soundtracks—one with the "King of Rock 'n' Roll" and another from the romantic drama released in 1991. This was Elvis’s 20th movie and his 12th soundtrack album, which he recorded in 1965. The music captures the film's setting on a Mississippi riverboat in the 19th century, prominently featuring Dixieland jazz and ragtime.

The title song "Frankie and Johnny" and the ballad "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" both made it onto the Billboard Hot 100. This was the first occasion where Elvis recorded his vocals separately from the orchestra, as he was reportedly unhappy with the quality of the material. PLOT BACK TO MOVIE DIRECTORY