Loving You (1957 film)

Gold from hot throat is an American musical film by Hal Kanter from the year 1957. It is based on the story A Call From Mitch Miller by Mary Agnes Thompson. It was the second feature film and first color film in which Elvis Presley played a role.

Action

Glenda Markle is the manager of Walter " Tex" Warner and his musicians. You and Tex were once engaged and married, are divorced now, but loves Walter Glenda still. Both hoof it with the politician Jim Tallman on the campaign trail over the villages from which they have not received wages for several weeks, and dream of the performances in big cities, they once denied.

During a stop in a village may be advised the young Deke Rivers as a singer. The works as a transporter and sings only reluctantly with Tex and his band. While the older residents of the village show little excited about the music, the young women respond enthusiastically. Glenda committed Deke, terminated the contract with Tallman and pulls henceforth with Deke, the young singer Susan and Tex and the band on his own through the villages. If Deke always initially fetched from the audience and presented as inhabitants of the village in order to win the sympathy of the audience, when she appears, that this is not necessary: The young audience is at his feet. Deke and Glenda close secret from a contract that makes it to his manager.

Deke rises to within the band. He is now called an equal footing with Tex at the announcement of the show will receive the same wage, occurs immediately on the stage and receive your own Guitar. Glenda's clever marketing also refers to the press with one that is increasingly supplied with small scandals around Deke. Glenda staged fights between applied mothers and daughters and euphoric surprised Deke with a groupie in his dressing room - including this photo finds its way into the newspapers. Deke but has long since been found in the young Susan a girlfriend. When he gets free after appearances in Amarillo a few days, he drives Susan to her parents in the country. He confesses his love to her.

Glenda, however, wants to market Deke on. You can Southwestern dissolve his life insurance to buy with the money an expensive convertible. Before Deke they claimed that a Ölmillionärin have heard him sing and the car had given him therefore. Deke forces you to end his holiday with Susan early because they want to present it to the public by car. Deke also learns that Glenda has organized a televised one-man concert at the Freegate Civic Hall near Dallas for him - without the ribbon and Susan, who were dismissed. On the way to Freegate Deke Glenda tells of his past: he had early lost through some misfortune, he was brought up in an orphanage his parents. From there he had fled and had found himself at the end in a cemetery. On a grave stone bearing the name " Deke Rivers" and the saying " He was alone, except for a few friends who mourn his passing ." He took Deke names and had since been in search of friends who he had hoped now to be found in Glenda, Tex and Susan.

In Freegate it first comes to problems, Deke appearance but is banned under pressure from the mothers of the village. It was not until Glenda's use can lift the ban. Just before the live TV recording starts, Glenda learns that Deke is gone. The evening before he was leaving because he could no longer bear the talk about him and the dirty press. Glenda confessed to him how much he means to her and he stayed. Now, however, he has learned from Tex, that this was once engaged to Glenda and married and has now dropped for virtually Deke. He sails. During the live broadcast begins, and many people from Deke past to express their views on him, Glenda seek the fleeing Deke. She confesses to him that many things that have appeared in the press, were faked by her and that the car was only part of an advertising campaign. She says she lied to him in everything, but not in the prediction that he would make his way. She tears up the joint contract. Deke realizes that he, not Glenda has his fate in his hands. He returns in time to appear on the television program. The show is a success. Deke now asks Glenda and Tex, to re- take it together under contract. He meets Susan again, who came to speak on the television program and he had dedicated his appearance in a song. Both fall into the arms and Glenda and Tex are again a couple.

Production

The film was shot at Paramount Studios from 21 January to 8 March 1957. The outdoor scenes were filmed on a farm not far from Hollywood. The movie premiere took place on 10 July 1957 at the beach Theatre in Memphis. Elvis Presley is synchronized in the German version of Rainer Brandt.

The title song of the film was Loving You. Elvis Presley also sings the title Got A Lot O ' Livin' To Do ( Let's Have A) Party, ( Let Me Be Your ) Teddy Bear, Hot Dog, Lonesome Cowboy and Mean Woman Blues. Dolores Hart, who made ​​her film debut in gold from hot throat, sings the title Detour.

At the suggestion of director Hal Kanter Presley's parents Vernon and Gladys are seen as extras during the final concert in the audience. After Gladys ' death in 1958 Presley is therefore never saw the movie again.

Criticism

The filmdienst was:

"Giving According to the unnecessary attempt of the second half of some dark and dramatic accents [ ... ] introduces the film his hero Elvis for friendly sentimental happy ending with the amiable simple partner Dolores Hart. [ ... ] This has been brought into the picture with some swing and smooth colors. Performing services no one will expect. [ ... ] Unlike many predecessors, this is a relatively harmless entertainment movie for lovers of relevant music. "

The from filmdienst 1990 edited encyclopedia of the International film called gold from hot throat as "Star film about Elvis Presley, all geared to the tastes of young people. The emotion dripping action can be forgotten, but there are some authentic rock and roll numbers for Elvis fans. "

Cinema wrote: "Go down like oil, this gas station attendant tearjerker ".

1957 in film Screenplay Hal B. Wallis Film score Walter Scharf Amarillo (Texas) Memphis (Tennessee)
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