King Creole

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King Creole

PG,

1958,

1h 56m,

Musical/

Crime/

Drama

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96%

23 Reviews

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83%

5,000+ Ratings

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83%

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Denied his high school diploma because of a schoolyard fight, Danny Fisher (Elvis Presley) is unsure how he's going to support himself and his unemployed father (Dean Jagger). He briefly flirts with a life of crime before a club owner (Paul Stewart) hears him singing and offers him a job. Things look promising until rival club owner and Danny's former boss, Maxie (Walter Matthau), tries to lure him back with threats and the charms of his sometimes-girlfriend, Ronnie (Carolyn Jones).

Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Mar 9, 2015

Elvis, young and relatively untamed, in a superior star vehicle from 1958.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

Presley shows himself to be a surprisingly sympathetic and believable actor on occasion. He also does some very pleasant, soft and melodious, singing.

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Howard Thompson

New York Times

Mar 25, 2006

As the lad himself might say, cut my legs off and call me Shorty! Elvis Presley can act.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Oct 2, 2026

3/4

This features Elvis’ favorite of his own performances — certainly, it’s proof that the King possessed some measure of thespian talent, at least until his finer instincts got smothered by too many formula flicks.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Jul 28, 2026

3/5

A few teary-eyed closeups to signify forgiveness of Danny fall falt. It’s not that the film has no punitive elements. It’s that if anyone walks to the gallows, it won’t be the King.

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Moira Walsh

The Catholic World

Nov 28, 2023

Presley shows signs that he is getting the hang of acting. The picture itself, however, after a promising enough beginning turns into a lurid melodramatic hash.

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May 12, 2018

Was the best Elvis movie ever. My husband even said during it, "You forget you are watching an Elvis movie, seems like a real movie movie".

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Synopsis

Denied his high school diploma because of a schoolyard fight, Danny Fisher (Elvis Presley) is unsure how he's going to support himself and his unemployed father (Dean Jagger). He briefly flirts with a life of crime before a club owner (Paul Stewart) hears him singing and offers him a job. Things look promising until rival club owner and Danny's former boss, Maxie (Walter Matthau), tries to lure him back with threats and the charms of his sometimes-girlfriend, Ronnie (Carolyn Jones).

Director: Michael Curtiz
Producer: Joseph H. Hazen, Hal B. Wallis
Screenwriter: Herbert Baker, Michael V. Gazzo, Harold Robbins
Production Co: Paramount, Hal Wallis Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Musical, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 2, 1958, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 25, 2015
Runtime: 1h 56m

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