Plot: Elvis plays a troubled youth whose singing sets the French Quarter rockin'. Drawn to trouble like a magnet, Danny () is saved from a jail term by New Orleans saloon-keeper Charlie Le Grand (), who gives the boy a job as a singer. It isn't long, however, before local gang boss Maxie Fields (), a shadowy figure from Danny's criminal past, puts the muscle on the boy, insisting that Danny sing at his establishment. To lure Danny to his side of the fence, Maxie relies upon the seductive charms of his gun moll Ronnie (), while Danny's true love Nellie () suffers on the sidelines. In addition to the expected musical numbers (which are cleverly integrated into the story-line), the film's highlight is a brief exchange of fisticuffs between Elvis and Walter Matthau. Together with Jailhouse Rock, King Creole is one of the best filmed examples of the untamed, pre-army Elvis Presley. The picture was adapted from ' novel A Stone for Danny Fisher
Alternative Plot: Denied his high school diploma because of a schoolyard fight, Danny Fisher (Elvis Presley) is unsure how he's going to support himself and his unemployed father (Dean Jagger). He briefly flirts with a life of crime before a club owner (Paul Stewart) hears him singing and offers him a job. Things look promising until rival club owner and Danny's former boss, Maxie (Walter Matthau), tries to lure him back with threats and the charms of his sometimes-girlfriend, Ronnie (Carolyn Jones).
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