Frankie and Johnny (1966 film)

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Frankie and Johnny
Directed by Frederick De Cordova
Herbert S. Greene (Ass't)
Produced by Edward Small
Written by Nat Perrin (story) & Alex Gottlieb
Starring Elvis Presley
Donna Douglas
Harry Morgan
Music by Fred Karger
Cinematography Jacques R. Marquette
Editing by Grant Whytock
Distributed by United Artists
Release date(s) March 31, 1966
Running time 87 min.
Language English
IMDb profile

Frankie and Johnny is a 1966 musical starring Elvis Presley as a riverboat gambler. The role of "Frankie" was played by Donna Douglas, star of the hit television series, The Beverly Hillbillies. Elvis gambles with his luck as he goes for a lucky redhead, Nellie Bly, instead of his beautiful blonde, Frankie.

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[edit] Primary cast

[edit] Soundtrack

Frankie and Johnny
Frankie and Johnny cover
Soundtrack by Elvis Presley
Released March 1, 1966
Recorded May 12 to 15, 1965
Genre Film soundtrack
Elvis Presley chronology
Harum Scarum (1965) Frankie and Johnny (1966) Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)

Recorded May 12 to 15, 1965 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California, the music album with the same title as the film was released in March of 1966.

[edit] Recording musicians

[edit] Tracks (songwriter)

Side 1:

  1. Frankie And Johnny - (Jimmie Rodgers, Ben Weisman, Sid Wayne, Fred Karger)
  2. Come Along - (David Hess)
  3. Petunia The Gardener's Daughter - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
  4. Chesay - (Ben Weisman, Sid Wayne, Fred Karger)
  5. What Every Woman Lives For - (Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman)
  6. Look Out Broadway - (Fred Wise & Randy Starr)

Side 2:

  1. Beginner's Luck - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
  2. Down By The Riverside/When The Saints Go Marchin' In - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye/Traditional)
  3. Shout It Out - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)
  4. Hard Luck - (Ben Weisman & Sid Wayne)
  5. Please Don't Stop Loving Me - (Joe Byers)
  6. Everybody Come Aboard - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)
Frankie & Johnny
Frankie & Johnny cover
Soundtrack (reissue) by Elvis Presley
Released November, 1976
Genre Film soundtrack
Label Pickwick Records
Elvis Presley chronology
From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee
(1976)		 Frankie and Johnny
(1976)		 Welcome to My World
(1977)

[edit] Soundtrack reissue

In November 1976, Pickwick Records reissued the soundtrack album with a new cover showing a 1970s-era image of Presley. The order of the songs was changed and some songs from the original album were omitted; the title was also modified to Frankie & Johnny. The front cover does not indicate that this is a reissued soundtrack album; it was the only soundtrack to be reissued in this way.

[edit] Side One

  1. "Frankie and Johnny"
  2. "Come Along"
  3. "What Every Woman Lives For"
  4. "Hard Luck"
  5. "Please Don't Stop Loving Me"

[edit] Side Two

  1. "Down By The Riverside / When The Saints Go Marching In"
  2. "Petunia The Gardeners Daughter"
  3. "Beginner's Luck"
  4. "Shout It Out"

[edit] See also

[edit] References


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