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The Trouble with Girls (1969)

The Trouble with Girls poster
Directed by
Peter Tewksbury
Genre
musical film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
G
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Elvis Presley plays a traveling show manager in the 1920s who brings a Chautauqua tent show to a small town. He deals with a mix of performers, townspeople, and a sudden murder mystery.

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What happens

The Trouble with Girls (and How to Get into It), also known as The Trouble with Girls, is a 1969 American film directed by Peter Tewksbury and starring Elvis Presley. It was one of Presley's final acting roles, along with the same year's Change of Habit. It was written by Arnold Peyser and Lois Peyser based on the 1960 novel Chautauqua by Day Keene and Dwight Vincent Babcock. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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