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Directed: Norman Taurog
Writing Credits: Allan Weiss (story), Edward Anhalt
Producer: Hal Wallis


Cast Overview
Elvis Presley .... Ross Carpenter, Stella Stevens .... Robin Gatner, Jeremy Slate .... Wesley Johnson, Laurel Goodwin .... Laurel Dodge, Benson Fong .... Kin Yung, Robert Strauss .... Sam, Guy Lee .... Chen Yung, Frank Puglia .... Papa Stavros, Lili Valenty .... Mama Stavros, Beulah Quo .... Madam Yung, Ginny Tiu .... Mai Ling, Elizabeth Tiu .... Tai Ling, Alexander Tiu .... Mai Ling's Brother

Elvis stars as Ross Carpenter, a fishing guide.
Trouble arises for him when he has to get his dad's fishing boat out of hock by singing songs in a local night club. As usual, he's besieged by girls, too, including a little rich girl spending the summer by the shore, and Robyn, a tough club singer.
Features a slew of great songs, including "Return to Sender," "A Boy Like Me, A Girl Like You," "Never Let Me Go," and "The Nearness of You," "I Don't Want To," "Because of Love," "Song of the Shrimp," and the title tune.

"GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS"
Written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, Performed by Elvis Presley
Rocking title tune of the movie. One of the Jordanaires can be heard burping in the background. Released on the soundtrack LP (1962). Later on the Elvis Double Features CD Kid Galahad/Girls Girls Girls (1993).

"I DON'T WANNA BE TIED"
Written by Bill Grant, Bernie Baum & Florence Kaye, Performed by Elvis Presley
Elvis being as raucous as possible for this mid tempo number. Released on the soundtrack LP (1962). Later on the Elvis Double Features CD Kid Galahad/Girls Girls Girls (1993).

"A BOY LIKE ME, A GIRL LIKE YOU"
Written by Sid Tepper & Roy C Bennett, Performed by Elvis Presley
Released on the soundtrack LP (1962). Later on the Elvis Double Features CD Kid Galahad/Girls Girls Girls (1993).

"EARTH BOY"
Written by Sid Tepper & Roy C Bennett, Performed by Elvis Presley
The Chinese number sung to the kids. Their voices were left off the record version. Released on the soundtrack LP (1962). Later on the Elvis Double Features CD Kid Galahad/Girls Girls Girls (1993).

"RETURN TO SENDER"
Written by Blackwell & Winfield Scott, Performed by Elvis Presley
A song so commercially sound it was released before the film! Elvis is high pitched, passionate and obviously in his groove. Released as a single with Where Do You Come From on the flip side (1962). Later on the soundtrack LP (1962) and on Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits, Vol.1 (1970). Again on the Elvis Double Features CD Kid Galahad/Girls Girls Girls (1993).

"BECAUSE OF LOVE"
Written by Batchelor & Bob Roberts, Performed by Elvis Presley
Typical movie ballad with light orchestral touch. Released on the soundtrack LP (1962). Later on the Elvis Double Features CD Kid Galahad/Girls Girls Girls (1993).

"THANKS TO THE ROLLING SEA"
Written by Bill Grant, Bernie Baum & Florence Kaye, Performed by Elvis Presley
One minute, twenty eight seconds of beating Tom Toms and Elvis tearing his way through some forgettable lyrics with the Jordanaires. Released on the soundtrack LP (1962). Later on the Elvis Double Features CD Kid Galahad/Girls Girls Girls (1993).

"SONG OF THE SHRIMP"
Written by Sid Tepper & Roy C Bennett, Performed by Elvis Presley
Elvis singing sad lines about the shrimp leaving. Sounds silly, but this was a fave among fans of the film. Released on the soundtrack LP (1962). Later on the Elvis Double Features CD Kid Galahad/Girls Girls Girls (1993).

"THE WALLS HAVE EARS"
Written by Sid Tepper & Roy C Bennett, Performed by Elvis Presley
Elvis singing to Laurel Godwin while the walls shake with the sound of people shouting and throwing things at him. Released on the soundtrack LP (1962). Later on the Elvis Double Features CD Kid Galahad/Girls Girls Girls (1993).

"WE'RE COMIN' IN LOADED"
Written by Otis Blackwell & Winfield Scott, Performed by Elvis Presley
One minute twenty eight seconds of energy from Elvis and the Jordanaires. Released on the soundtrack LP (1962). Later on the Elvis Double Features CD Kid Galahad/Girls Girls Girls (1993).

Recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios, 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood.March 1962

Musicians:
Elvis Presley (vocals), Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell, Barney Kessel (guitars), Ray Seigel (bass), D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson (drums), Dudley Brookes (piano), Boots Randolph (sax & vibes), the Jordanaires and the Amigos (vocals).

A newcomer to the musicians was Barney Kessel, a widely popular electric jazz guitarist who would feature on several of Elvis' later film soundtracks.

Trivia

During the performance of Return To Sender, Elvis imitates many of the moves of his good friend soul singer Jackie Wilson. Elvis smiles over at Wilson who is on the set (off camera) a number of times.

Working titles for the movie were "Cumbo Ya Ya" (Everybody talks At Once), "Welcome aboard", "A Girl In Every Port" and "Jambalaya".

History repeated itself during the filming of the movie when Elvis sang "Where Do You Come From" to Laurel Goodwin in front of the same Gothic Stone Church that had been used twenty years earlier in the Oscar winning movie "Going My Way" in which Bing Crosby had sung a song with it as a back drop. Elvis' song was deleted from the film however the church can still be glimpsed in the movie.

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