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Overview

User Rating:
6.0/10   2,236 votes
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Director:
George Sidney
Writer:
Sally Benson (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 May 1964 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance more
Tagline:
Elvis is at the wheel but Ann-Margret drives him wild! more
Plot:
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
3 wins more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Ann-Margret Vs. Peggy Olson: It's On
 (From Movieline. 4 September 2009, 9:30 AM, PDT)
TCM's Summer Under the Stars: Drive-In schedule for August
 (From Monsters and Critics. 7 August 2009, 9:43 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Star chemistry makes this a cut above the usual Elvis fare more (59 total)

Cast

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Elvis Presley ... Lucky Jackson

Ann-Margret ... Rusty Martin
Cesare Danova ... Count Elmo Mancini
William Demarest ... Mr. Martin
Nicky Blair ... Shorty Fansworth
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
The Jubilee Four ... Themselves
Robert Aiken ... Driver (uncredited)
Holly Bane ... Casino patron (uncredited)
Larry Barton ... Son of the Lone Star State (uncredited)
John Burnside ... Son of the Lone Star State (uncredited)
Carl Carlson ... Juggler (uncredited)
Ruth Carlson ... Juggler (uncredited)
Regina Carrol ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Jack Carter ... Himself (uncredited)
Taggart Casey ... Guard (uncredited)
George Cisar ... Manager of Swingers (uncredited)

Howard Curtis ... Starter (uncredited)
Roy Engel ... Mr Baker (uncredited)
Harry Fleer ... Son of the Lone Star State (uncredited)
Alan Fordney ... Race announcer (uncredited)

Teri Garr ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Barnaby Hale ... Mechanic (uncredited)
Claude Hall ... Son of the Lone Star State (uncredited)
Alean 'Bambi' Hamilton ... Showgirl (uncredited)
John Hart ... Casino patron (uncredited)
Connie Hermida ... Waitress #1 (uncredited)
Pete Kellett ... Casino patron (uncredited)
Larry Kent ... Race official (uncredited)
Ingeborg Kjeldsen ... Showgirl (uncredited)
George Klein ... Casino patron (uncredited)
Lance LeGault ... Son of the Lone Star State (uncredited)
Brad Logan ... Guard (uncredited)

Kent McCord ... Casino patron (uncredited)
Rick Murray ... Delivery boy (uncredited)
Bob Nash ... Big Gus Olson (uncredited)
Beverly Powers ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Eddie Quillan ... Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Francis Ravel ... Francois (uncredited)

Christopher Riordan ... Dancer (uncredited)
'Reb' Sawitz ... Casino patron (uncredited)
Kay Sutton ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Ivan Triesault ... Head captain (uncredited)
Red West ... Son of Lone Star State (uncredited)
Robert Williams ... Swanson (uncredited)
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Directed by
George Sidney 
 
Writing credits
Sally Benson (written by)

Produced by
Jack Cummings .... producer (uncredited)
George Sidney .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
George Stoll 
Robert Van Eps (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Joseph F. Biroc  (as Joseph Biroc)
 
Film Editing by
John McSweeney Jr.  (as John McSweeney)
 
Art Direction by
Edward C. Carfagno  (as Edward Carfagno)
George W. Davis 
 
Set Decoration by
Henry Grace 
George R. Nelson 
 
Costume Design by
Donfeld  (as Don Feld)
 
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair stylist
William Tuttle .... makeup supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Milton Feldman .... assistant director
Otto Lang .... second unit director (uncredited)
Lou Watt .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Wallace Worsley Jr. .... assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Franklin Milton .... recording supervisor
 
Stunts
Max Balchowsky .... stunts (uncredited)
Lightning Bear .... stunts (uncredited)
Robert Jon Carlson .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Lee Faulkner .... stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin .... stunts (uncredited)
Harvey Parry .... stunts (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Robert Van Eps .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Frank Khoury .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
David Winters .... choreographer
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Love in Las Vegas (International: English title) (UK)
Only Girl in Town (USA) (working title)
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Australia:G | Canada:PG | Finland:S | South Korea:12 | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #20549) | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Henderson, Nevada, USA more
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Was double billed with Tamahine (1963) in most theaters when first released. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the "What'd I Say" music scene, an electric piano can be heard very clearly on the soundtrack - yet only an acoustic concert piano is seen on film. more
Quotes:
Lucky Jackson: Look Rusty, I thought maybe you and I could go dancing or something.
Rusty Martin: So you wanna go dancing?
Lucky Jackson: Or something.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Dynasty: Viva Las Vegas (#2.6)" (1981) more
Soundtrack:
Come On, Everybody more

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16 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Star chemistry makes this a cut above the usual Elvis fare, 29 June 2005
7/10
Author: blanche-2 from United States

Viva Las Vegas is a highly entertaining and lively film, sparked by the chemistry of its two gorgeous stars, Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret. When Ann-Margret appeared on Larry King last year, King kept bringing up Elvis, but she wasn't about to talk about him. They were certainly a hot couple, and if they were crazy about each other, which reportedly they were, who can blame them? There is absolutely nothing special about the story, but the movie has some delightful musical numbers, including the title song - which has become part of the popular culture as it personifies everything Vegas.

Colonel Parker wasn't happy about Viva Las Vegas because he felt that Ann-Margret was getting too many closeups in an Elvis Presley film. But without her sexy presence, the film would have lacked a lot of its energy. Elvis was unhappy making this kind of movie, and I imagine he was more willing to go to work with Ann-Margret on the set. It's fun to see them so young and beautiful, and having fun.

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