Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at his night club The Blue Shade. Danny refuses, but Fields won't take no for an answer.
Cast
Elvis Presley
Danny Fisher
Walter Matthau
Maxie Fields
Liliane Montevecchi
Forty Nina
Paul Stewart
Charlie LeGrand
Brian G. Hutton
Sal (as Brian Hutton)
Dick Winslow
Eddie Burton
Anne Caprile
Mimi Fisher (Voice)
Helene Hatch
Mrs. Pearson (uncredited)
Kitty White
Street Vendor (uncredited)
Scotty Moore
Guitar Player (uncredited)
Richard Simmons
Little Tot (uncredited)
Candy Candido
Doorman (uncredited)
Barbara Gayle
Salesgirl (uncredited)
Reita Green
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Trustin Howard
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Gustave Lax
Patron (uncredited)
Ziva Rodann
Entertainer (uncredited)
Tony Russel
Chico (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
Patron (uncredited)
Jackie Joseph
Salesgirl (uncredited)
Gavin Gordon
Mr. Primont (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
Lilyan Chauvin
Catherine (uncredited)
Sam Buffington
Dr. Martin Cabot (uncredited)
Val Avery
Ralph (uncredited)