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| Title: | Roustabout |
| Company: | Paramount |
| Producer: | Hal B. Wallis |
| Director: | John Rich |
| Screenplay: | Anthony Lawrence and Allan Weiss (based on a story by Allan Weiss) |
| Co-actors: | Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Freeman, Leif Erikson, Sue Anne Langdon, Pat Buttram, Joan Staley |
| Length: | 101 min. |
| First appearance: | November 12, 1964 |
| Storyline: | Charlie Main (Elvis) performs every night in 'Mother's Tea House', a student-bar. He surrounds his songs with remarks to the audience, which leads to a quarrel one time. After the fight he drives on his motorcycle away. On his way a jeep drives him off the road. In the jeep are Cathy Lean (Joan Freeman), her jealous father and the owner of a carnival-attraction, Maggie Moore (Barbara Stanwyck). Charlie gets involved personally with Cathy and for business with Maggie. The business flourish again when Charlie starts singing. When he departs again after a fight, the business seems to go to a creditor. But Cathy gets Charlie back for the business, and herself. |
| Songs: | Roustabout, Poison Ivy League, Wheels on my heels, It's a wonderful world, It's carnival time, Carny Town, One track heart, Hard knocks, Little Egypt, Big love big heartache, There's a brand new day on the horizon |
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