What is Jailhouse Rock (movie)?
{{italic title}} [[File:Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock.jpg |thumb|right|150px|{{Center|A [[photograph]] promoting the movie Jailhouse Rock showing singer Elvis Presley}}]] '''''Jailhouse Rock''''' is a 1957 American [[musical movie]]. It was directed by [[Richard Thorpe]]. Jailhouse rock [[star]]s [[Elvis Presley]], [[Judy Tyler]], and [[Mickey Shaughnessy]]. It was distributed by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) and is based on a story [[writer|written]] by [[Nedrick Young]]. The movie is about a young man [[sentence (law)|sentence]]d to [[prison]] for [[manslaughter]]. There he is [[wikt:mentor|mentor]]ed in music by his prison [[wikt:cell|cell]]mate who realizes his musical abilities. After his release from jail, while looking for a [[job]] as a [[Nightclub|club]] [[singer]], the young man meets a musical [[promoter]] who helps him start his [[career]]. As he develops his musical abilities and becomes a star, his [[Selfishness|self-centered]] [[personality]] begins to affect his [[relationship]]s. Jailhouse rock is considered one of Elvis Presley's best movies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jailhouse_rock/ |title=Jailhouse Rock (1957) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango |access-date=28 August 2016}}</ref> When [[James Dean]] died in 1955, [[Hollywood]] began looking for a new [[actor]] to replace him.<ref name=3moviebuffs>{{cite web |url=http://www.threemoviebuffs.com/review/jailhouse-rock |title=Movie Review, Jailhouse Rock |publisher=Three Movie Buffs |access-date=28 August 2016}}</ref> There were a lot of young actors trying to act [[wikt:tough|tough]] and be [[Rebellion|rebellious]]. Presley was considered a replacement for Dean.<ref name=3moviebuffs/> He could sing and dance.<ref name=3moviebuffs/> He was [[wikt:good-looking|good-looking]] and was a [[wikt:decent|decent]] actor.<ref name=3moviebuffs/> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jewUhkkGZf0 Jailhouse Rock Official Trailer (1957); YouTube] [[Category:Elvis Presley]] [[Ca