Love Me Tender (film)
1956 film directed by Robert D. Webb / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Love Me Tender is a 1956 American musical Western film directed by Robert D. Webb, and released by 20th Century Fox on November 15, 1956.[3] The film, named after the song, stars Richard Egan, Debra Paget, and Elvis Presley in his acting debut. As Presley's movie debut, it was the only time in his acting career that he did not receive top billing.[4]
Love Me Tender | |
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Directed by | Robert D. Webb |
Screenplay by | Robert Buckner |
Story by | Maurice Geraghty |
Produced by | David Weisbart |
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Cinematography | Leo Tover |
Edited by | Hugh S. Fowler |
Music by | Lionel Newman |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.2 million[1] |
Box office | $4.5 million (US rentals)[2] |
Love Me Tender was originally to be titled The Reno Brothers, but when advanced sales of Presley's "Love Me Tender" single passed one million—a first for a single—the film's title was changed to match.[4] Love Me Tender was the first of three films in which he played an historical figure. The others were Frankie & Johnny (which takes place in the 1890s) and The Trouble With Girls (which takes place in 1927).