The backing band included Lani McIntire who had been in Sol Hoopi's legendary and influential Novelty Trio. That film starred crooner Bing Crosby, a singer whose style - like that of Frank Sinatra when he was in blue-balladeer mode - Presley much admired. However the song was almost 25 years old by that time and had originally been in another Hawaii-based musical, Waikiki Wedding. Written by Charles E.Because his 1961 film Blue Hawaii was so successful, most people forgivably assume the title song which Elvis Presley sang was specifically written for it. Written by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman & Dolores Fuller Written by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti & Luigi Creatore What I liked most about this fun film was the location and Angela Lansbury's performance as Elvis's crazy Southern Belle mama. Patti was then married to Charles O'Curran, a choreographer for many films produced by Hal B. The blond woman seated up front, is singer Patti Page. Maile is peeking through the blinds, you will see a couple paddling a canoe. "Blue Hawaii" spent 20 weeks at the #1 spot of the Billboard Top LP's chart in 1961-1962 (a record to be broken in (1977) by Fleetwood Macs "Rumors" album), which stayed on the charts for 79 weeks.Ībout seven minutes before the end of the film. The soundtrack for this movie is Elvis' most successful chart album, but it is also the number one album for (1961). The closing scene, was shot at the Coco Palms Resort on Kauai, where Elvis was staying when filming the movie.Cameo: (Hal B. Maile is worried about Abigail's interest in Chad. Chad's mother blames the fight on Maile's bad influence. His first job is to show school teacher Abigail Prentace and four teen aged girls around the Hawaiian Island.Īt a luau, Chad gets into a fight with a drunken tourist who is making inappropriate moves on one of the teenage girls, he is arrested and thrown in jail. Chad decides to go to work as a guide for the same tourist agency where Maile, his Hawaiian girl friend works. He rebels against his wealthy and domineering parents by not going to work for the family pineapple business. Cast: Elvis Presley.Īfter two years in the Army, Chad Gates returns home to Hawaii, happy to be back with his surfboard and beach buddies. Blue Hawaii (1961) a musical filmed in Hawaii.
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