Posted in 1956, Columbia, Elvis Presley, Fred F. Sears, Neville Brand on April 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »
For three nights in June of 1956, Elvis Presley (with Scotty and Bill) performed at Atlanta’s Paramount Theater, between showings of Fury At Gunsight Pass (1956).
Fury At Gunsight Pass is a terrific low-budget Western from Fred F. Sears — and Elvis is, well, Elvis.
It’s coming across stuff like this that makes book research so much fun.
Posted in 20th Century-Fox, Don Siegel, Elvis Presley, John McIntire, LQ Jones on August 16, 2022| 7 Comments »
Elvis Presley passed away 45 years ago today — way too soon. One of his best pictures is certainly Don Siegel’s Flaming Star (1960). (If you ask me, it is his best.) It gets a chapter in my book, and when I was the guest on the Western Podcast, it was our subject.
Here, they’re shooting the film’s only musical number. That’s Barbara Eden dancing with her back to us. (By the way, Barbara Eden is part of the events happening at Graceland during Elvis Week.)
Elvis drinks a lot of milk on location.
Elvis and director Don Siegel on location.
Elvis on horseback, crew on film truck. The DP was Charles Clarke. It was one of his last pictures.
Lastly, here’s Elvis with the great John McIntire. McIntire would replace Ward Bond on Wagon Train about a year later.
50 Westerns From The 50s.