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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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