Elvis. AND Walter Matthau. love them! Elvis is young punk Danny, who can't seem to get ahead. and Carolyn Jones is the damsel in distress... friend of Maxie,the rough nightclub owner (Matthau) in new orleans. Jones was oscar nominated for Bachelor Party, the 1957 version! Dolores Hart is Nellie, Danny's OTHER love interest. Hart made TWO films with elvis, and became a nun soon after. interesting. in the story, Nellie talks Danny into straightening up, and doesn't let him get away with anything. but when the family gets in trouble, it takes Maxie to help them out. and now Danny owes Maxie SO much money. Directed by Michael Curtiz, who had done Casablanca, Mildred Pierce, and so many others. Carolyn Jones died young at 53, from cancer. Probably best known for Addams Family, but was also in Seven Year Itch. the year after making Creole, Matthau directed his one and only directing job, Gangster Story. clearly, he enjoyed acting more than directing! Creole is really good.
Review of King Creole
