King Creole

About King Creole

Delinquent Danny Fisher flunks out of high school, quits his job as a nightclub busboy, and one night gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at The Blue Shade.

King Creole is a 1958 crime music film directed by Michael Curtiz. Elvis Presley appears as Danny Fisher, Carolyn Jones as Ronnie, Walter Matthau as Maxie Fields, and Dolores Hart as Nellie.

It runs 116 minutes and was released in July 1958. Written by Herbert Baker and Michael V. Gazzo.

Members will find singer, nightclub, crime boss, and musical in it. It streams on Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Essential, and Paramount Plus Premium in the United States. It scores 6.4 out of 10 from 113 TMDB voters.

Ball of Fire, The Broadway Melody, and Rocketman make useful companions to King Creole, all filed under black and white.