King Creoleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

King Creole is an 1958 American film directed by Michael Curtiz, and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The story was adapted from the 1952 novel by Harold Robbins, A Stone for Danny Fisher. Starring Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, and Walter Matthau, it was Presley's fourth movie and the third and last filmed in black and white. For the production of the movie, Presley had to defer his draft army notice to begin in January. The shooting of scenes in the movie was delayed several times by crowds of fans that harassed Presley and the rest of the cast. After the movie was finished in March, Presley was drafted into the army. The film was released by Paramount Pictures on July 2, 1958, praised by the critics, it reached number five in the box office. Presley later said that of all his film roles, this was his favorite.