LOVING YOU
ELVIS'S FIRST PARAMOUNT MOVIE
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Elvis's second movie but first Paramount Picture is "LOVING YOU."
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"LOVING YOU" is a film based on a short story published in the June 1956 issue of "GOOD HOUSEKEEPING." "A CALL FROM MITCH MILLER" was written by Mary Agnes Thompson. Hal Wallis purchased the rights for the story in 1956. It was scripted into a movie for Elvis's first starring role for Paramount Pictures.
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The film production was created at the Paramount studios. The Jessup farm scenes were filmed in Hollywood Hills.
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Just like Elvis's first movie "LOVE ME TENDER," the title "LOVING YOU" was also named from a song recorded by Elvis.
Elvis on location with his parents Vernon and Gladys Presley. Elvis' parents were filmed in the last scene of "LOVING YOU."
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In 1957, it grossed $3.7 million at the box office in the United States.
"LOVING YOU" premiered at the Strand Theater in Memphis, Tennessee on Tuesday, July 9, 1957. The movie opened nationally on Tuesday, July 30, 1957, to a unique system of movie distribution. Paramount Pictures released the movie to neighborhood theaters marketing directly to its target market. This cut expenses by opening in local venues to reach a wider audience. This new marketing idea paid off and Paramount labeled this system of release "The Presley Pattern."
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Lizabeth Scott as Glenda Markle
Wendell Corey as Tex Warner
Elvis Presley as Deke Rivers
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James Gleason as Carl Meade
Jana Lund as Daisy Bricker
Ralph Dumke as Jim Tallman
Paul Smith as Skeeter
Ken Becker as Wayne
Dolores Hart as Susan Jessup
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Publicity still with Wendell Corey and Lisabeth Scott.
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The Blue Moon Boys appear in several scenes throughout the movie. However, the band was told they would be paid as extras and not actors. Pay for the Blue Moon Boys as extras happened to be only $100 per day, and they were only working a day or two each week. They told Hal Wallis they were going home because they weren't being paid enough. Wallis didn't want to lose all that money (and he definitely would have because the Blue Moon Boys had already shot several scenes) by reshooting scenes. The band's deal was changed to working as actors on the musician's card.
Along with the Blue Moon Boys, the Jordanaires and even Elvis' parents made an appearance in the film.
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At the start of "LOVING YOU," Walter "Tex" Warner (played by Wendell Corey) and his band, Tex's Rough Ridin' Ramblers (included the Blue Moon Boys), a young female singer named Susan "Susie" Jessup (played by Dolores Hart), and a singing trio provide entertainment for the Texas gubernatorial applicant, Jim Tallman. Glenda Markle (played by Lizabeth Scott) is the band’s manager.
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Two employees of Highway Beverage Company, Deke Rivers (played by Elvis Presley) and his co-worker Teddy (played by Skip Young) deliver beer to the event. Glenda pushes Deke into performing on stage with the band after Teddy tells her how talented Deke was.
When Glenda observes the positive squeals from the females in the audience, she aggressively attempts to recruit Deke into joining Tex Warner's show. Deke turns her down stating he has a steady job that he's had for a whole year, and he'd like to keep it.
Not to be refused, Glenda gets Deke fired from his job by calling and complaining about how the event’s delivery was late. As a result, the next morning Deke accepts Glenda's offer to join the show even though Tex scoffs at the idea of having Deke join them.
Glenda begins to advertise news-worthy gimmicks, tricks, and fake stories to Dekes' performances, all to pull in larger more excited crowds.
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While touring throughout Texas, it becomes obvious that Deke is the only part of the act that is drawing the large crowds. Glenda has her attorney draw up a contract with Deke, which entitles her to not only 50% of his income, but if she leaves the show, Deke has to leave with her.
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During their off time when Deke and Susan begin to get closer, Glenda breaks the news to Tex that they are opening at the Grand Theater in Amarillo, Texas and he has to split the billing with Deke. Glenda's heavy flirting during business talks with Tex makes him unsure of who's idea it was for the equal billing, the theater manager's or Glenda's.
As Glenda continues to capitalize on Deke's media stories, Deke begins to dislike the way he's being portrayed but his feelings do not dissuade Glenda from yet another gimmick. She talks Tex into cashing in his life insurance policy to create a false story of an anonymous widow who always wanted a son like Deke. With the money from the insurance policy, Glenda purchases a white Imperial convertible pretending it is a gift from the widow.
Deke's growing popularity gets him an offer to perform a one-man show in Freegate, Texas. This forces Tex's agent to fire Susan and the singing trio because they were not an audience draw. While Glenda heads to Dallas to collect the Imperial convertible, Tex talks Deke into driving Susan home to her family's farm, where he's a very welcome visitor. At the farm, Deke reveals to Susan his loving feelings for her.
When Glenda gets back to Amarillo with the car, Tex informs her that Deke took Susan home. Hurriedly, Glenda drives the Imperial to Susan's farm to collect Deke for his Freegate performance. On the way to Freegate, Deke reveals his past, where he's from, how he vaguely remembers his parents, that his real name is Tompkins, and how the orphanage he lived in as a child burned down. They detour to a cemetery where he shows Glenda why he changed his name from Tompkins to Deke Rivers.
As they continue on their way to Freegate, the next morning the mayor's office is flooded with mothers demanding that Deke's show be canceled because of the rumors in the news. Freegate's city council folds and they cancel the show.
When the news of the canceled show reaches Glenda and Deke, Glenda flies into action by trying to arrange a telecast for Deke. Tex informs Glenda how unhappy Deke is and that he was packing to leave because he doesn't like the shameful publicity the media has associated with his act. When Glenda tries to stop Deke from leaving, they wind up in a kiss which Glenda did not intend to happen. However, Deke has now fallen for Glenda.
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The following day at the Mayor's office, Glenda addresses Freegate's city council. She convinces them that the coast-to-coast telecast would make Freegate an important city where the First Amendment is upheld.
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While rehearsing for the show, Deke informs Tex that Susan is coming to Freeport. Tex wondered why Deke changed his mind about staying with the tour. He questions Deke if Susan was the reason he decided to stay. Deke tells him it will be nice to see Susan, but it was Glenda who made him change his mind. Tex becomes a little short with Deke after Deke (who misinterpreted Glenda's feelings for him) tells him he didn't know how important he was to Glenda, until the night before. When Deke presses Tex as to why he's upset, Tex tells him that he and Glenda had been married, are now divorced, and how he was off the hook but Deke was now on it. Shocked and disappointed, Deke thought he meant a lot to Glenda.
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In a movie scene with Lizabeth Scott as Glenda Markle and Paul Smith as Skeeter.
As things go, Tex believes that Deke is Glenda's flavor of the season now. Tex tells Glenda he'll do the show, but then he is leaving afterward. Glenda begs Tex not to leave and finally reveals to him why she stays on the road through all of his bad gigs. Tex states she could have signed him with better shows, had she told them he straightened out his drinking problem. She finally reveals that he's washed up and nobody will hire him.
Again, Deke decides to leave and does this time. Glenda goes after Deke. When she reaches him, she confesses to him everything she did from getting him fired from his job, the fake publicity, the made-up widow and the Imperial, and everything else she falsely created. She reassures him that he is extremely talented. How he doesn't need her anymore, and he can make it on his own. She rips up the contract between them while telling Deke he is the only one he owes his success to.
Back in Freeport, the telecast airs on schedule. Several of Deke's fans speak up for him and his music. However, it is Susan who informs the audience that Deke isn't present.
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Deke takes Glenda's advice and decides to save his career by making it back in time for the show. The first number he dedicates to Susan, letting her know his true feelings for her. After the first number, Tex passes his conductor’s baton to another member of the band and leaves the stage. Glenda runs after him begging him to reconsider because she loves him. She informs him that she has torn up the contract with Deke. Tex realizes she does have a heart.
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Discussing Glenda's feelings about both men.
When Deke completes his performance, he returns backstage to let Glenda and Tex know he wants them to manage his career. They accept. Glenda and Tex make up with a kiss, while Deke and Susan step away to kiss as well.
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