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Love Me Tender (1956) was a Drama - Musical Film directed by Robert D. Webb and produced by David Weisbart.

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Love Me Tender (1956)

By Beatrice on Apr 23, 2016 From Flickers in Time

Love Me Tender Directed by Robert D. Webb Written by Robert Buckner; story by Maurice Geraghty 1956/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Amazon Instant Elvis Presley’s first movie is a bit of a mess. ?The singer looks and sounds good but that’s about it. Vance Reno... Read full article


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Quotes from Love Me Tender

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!


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


Cathy Reno: [Clint has just been shot after defending Vance... Cathy "Kit" Reno rushes to his side and takes him into her arms] Just lie still.
Clint Reno: [gasping for breath] Kit... where's Vance? I gotta talk to him.
Vance Reno: I'm here, Clint.
Clint Reno: [crying] Vance, I didn't mean it! I swear I didn't mean it...
Vance Reno: [softly] I know you didn't, Clint. You don't have to tell me. Everything's gonna be all right.
Clint Reno: [looks at Kit, then at Vance] Everything's gonna be all right
[last lines... gasps, then dies... Kit weeps]
Clint Reno: .


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Facts about Love Me Tender

Elvis Presley's real-life backing musicians Scotty Moore, Bill Black and D.J. Fontana were not allowed to play the roles of the band in the movie because according to the casting crew they didn't look like country musicians.
Elvis Presley is credited as co-writer of the film's four songs, but in fact had little to do with writing them; it was just for purposes of royalties. Elvis did reveal at a 1968 press conference , when asked about his " lack of songwriting, in general" that he did contribute one line of lyrics to the title song, "Love Me Tender".
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%).
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