Loving You (1957)

An ambitious press agent (Lizabeth Scott) discovers a troubled young man (Elvis Presley) with singing talent and manipulates him into stardom. But his insecurities threaten to derail his promising career. Directed by Hal Kanter, this was Pesley's second film but the first to exploit his Elvis persona. His first film LOVE ME TENDER, set during the Civil War, used him as a dramatic actor. Here, he shakes, rattles and rolls as audiences of swooning teenage girls scream. The hoary plot line doesn't amount to much, this is the first of what became known as Elvis movies. He gets to sing some of his best songs like Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear, Lonesome Cowboy and, of course, the title song. Scott looks great but her inadequacies as an actress are at the forefront and Wendell Corey as a country and western musician seems painfully aware how miscast he is. With Dolores Hart, James Gleason, Jana Lund, Madge Blake, Irene Tedrow and Yvonne Lime.