Frankie and Johnny (1966)

Directed by

Fred de Cordova

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A riverboat gambler gets involved with a woman named Frankie on a Mississippi showboat. They navigate romantic complications and musical numbers.

lightheartedwhimsicalupbeatplayfulromanticold-fashionedbreezy

What happens

Frankie and Johnny is a 1966 American Western musical film starring Elvis Presley as a riverboat gambler. The role of "Frankie" was played by Donna Douglas from The Beverly Hillbillies TV series. The film reached No. 40 on the Variety weekly national box office list for 1966. The budget of the film was estimated at $4.5 million. The director was Frederick De Cordova, who in 1970 went on to become the director and producer of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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