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How Elvis Became a Movie Star—By Playing Himself
Rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley made 31 movies between 1956 and 1969, of which 27 were produced in the 1960s.
Almost all of Presley's films were box-office smashes that made him, his manager and movie studios a lot of money.
Elvis presley biography 1960s movies
However, these films were critically derided, and Presley disdained most of them. After he left Hollywood behind, he said in private, "It was just that Hollywood's image of me was wrong, and I knew it and couldn't say anything about it."
Elvis Presley is held by guards Carl Sax (left) and Hubi Kearns (right) as Warden Hugh Sanders prepares to sentence him for creating a prison disturbance in a scene from the 1957 film ’Jailhouse Rock.’
When Did Elvis Go to Hollywood?
By 1956, Elvis Presley had become a musical phenomenon.
Amid screaming, adoring fans, he'd ushered in a new era of rock 'n' roll. He had hit records, and his television appearances were ratings bonanzas. Putting Presley in movie