@deanduncan63Saw #KingCreole. Ever wondered what the fuss was all about? It’s all here! Before/after all the hype & caricature, this guy’s a superstar.
#KingCreole kinda recalls Elia Kazan’s Panic in the Streets (1950). This is a (good) melodrama, that a topical thriller. Both are transformed by location shooting …
… Curtiz, the great H-wood moonshiner, is wonderfully invigorated by the setting, & maybe, certainly …
… by his practically neo-realistically authentic star. Time to stop w’ the derisive pot shots relating to his undoubted …
… decline & his unfortunate demise. Elvis Presley was a major, major talent! And a most lamented loss, to boot.