Love Me Tender (1956)

Vance Reno: Listen, Brett, we didn't steal this money. We took it in battle, fair and square. It's what they call "spoils of war", like capturing a horse or anything else. We didn't know the war was over, and neither did the Federals. So it's still prize money.

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Martha Reno: Clint thinks the sun rises and sets in you.
Vance Reno: I know, Ma. That's just why I'm going.

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Clint Reno: [In a rage] Go on, say it Cathy! Say you don't love him. You can't, can you? You think I couldn't feel it? With you lying awake beside me every night? Wishing I was Vance! Wishing you'd waited for him and never married me!

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Elvis Presley was later offered the starring role in director Robert D. Webb's next film, The Way to the Gold, but 20th Century-Fox refused to pay the $250,000 plus 50% of the profits that Elvis' manager asked (Fox had offered $150,000 plus 50%).
Title was changed from "The Reno Brothers" to promote the title song sung by Elvis Presley.
In its opening weekend film it shot to #2 in Variety's list. Only James Dean's film Giant had more viewers.
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