Presley, Elvis Kissin' Cousins

Tensely directed by Don Siegel , Flaming Star is the grittiest of Elvis Presley 's post-Army films. Elvis plays Pacer Burton, a half-breed youth in the old West, torn between loyalty to the whites, as represented by his father ( John McIntyre ), and the Indians, represented by his mother ( Dolores Del Rio ). A series of brutal Kiowa raids, and the subsequent reprisals by the white settlers, sorely test Pacer's fortitude. Though offered moral support by his parents and by his girlfriend ( Barbara...

Elvis Presley plays Scott Heyward, the son of a Texas oil millionaire in this thin storyline. Scott changes places with the poor but honest water-skiing instructor Tom Wilson ( Will Hutchins ) to find out if women love him for himself or his money. Tom goes to the posh penthouse previously occupied by Scott, and Scott takes over as the instructor. Scott's father Duster ( James Gregory ) blows a gasket when he finds out what his son is doing. Boat builder Sam Burton ( Gary Merrill ) talks Scott into...

Rock 'n roll king Elvis Presley stars as Glenn Talbot, a country boy with a problem temper and a yen for literary greatness in this typical Presley vehicle directed by Philip Dunne . After Glenn is sent packing by his father for mixing it up one too many times with his brother, the court makes him a ward of his uncle. His inner turmoil leads him into therapy with the older and very attractive Irene ( Hope Lange ), a patient-doctor relationship that is misconstrued by their small town. The two spend...