King Creole

This book positions King Creole in the disputed territories of 1950s youth culture. It is one of Elvis's best regarded films, but one of his least financially successful. Rich on archival research and textual analysis, this book will interest both film studies scholars and students.

Anthony Thomas McKenna is Senior Lecturer in Film at Liverpool John Moores University. He is the author of Showman of the Screen: Joseph E. Levine and His Revolutions in Film Promotion and co-author (with Andrew Spicer) of The Man Who Got Carter: Michael Klinger, Independent Production and the British Film Industry, 1960-1980. His other work has appeared in a variety of scholarly journals and edited collections.

Introduction: Locating Elvis Presley in the Disputed Territories of 1950s Rock and Roll 1. 2. Packaging Youth: From A Stone for Danny Fisher to King Creole 3. Analysing King Creole: A Portrait of Grief, Hubris and Readjusting 4. Elvis and Wallis: Renegotiating Elvisness Conclusion