Frankie And Johnny (1966)

A performer (Elvis Presley) on a Mississippi riverboat is addicted to gambling which infuriates his girlfriend (Donna Douglas) because he constantly loses. But things get worse when a beautiful redhead (Nancy Kovack) enters the picture. She brings him luck at the gambling tables. Directed by Frederick De Cordova (BEDTIME FOR BONZO), this is one of Presley's weaker vehicles though far from his worst. The thin plot is saddled with a bunch of mediocre songs (11 of them) and the acting is too broad, even for Elvis movies standards. After several films in the late fifties and very early sixties that pushed his acting ability and showed promise, Presley (no doubt at the behest of his mentor Colonel Parker) settled for lightweight mindless and formulaic musicals. Most of them were money making hits and satisfied his fans but as cinema, they were zeroes. As a production number, the movie makes a mess of the title song. Check out MEET ME IN LAS VEGAS (1956) to see it done properly as a production number. For Presley fans only. With Harry Morgan, Audrey Christie, Sue Ane Langdon, Anthony Eisley and Joyce Jameson.