King Creole

"The film does an amazingly good job of leading many to believe that Presley could have been an inspired actor, had he not been steered down the river by Hal Wallis and Colonel Tom Parker."

"Curtiz's intelligent, austere, film noir-ish direction provides the perfect antidote to the occasional excesses of a script based on a Harold Robbins novel, and an ideal complement to Presley's performance."

"Cut my legs off and call me Shorty! Elvis Presley can act."

"Presley shows himself to be a surprisingly sympathetic and believable actor on occasion."

"The jewel in the King's crown."

"Elvis Presley's best film performance..."

"A superior star vehicle..."