Running time: 114 minutes
Release date: 6/15/61
Songs
"Lonely Man," I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell," "In My Way," "Wild in the
Country."
Credits
Produced by Jerry Wald.
Directed by Philip Dunne.
Screenplay by Clifford Odets.
Based on a Novel by J. R. Salamanca.
Photographed by William C. Mellor, A.S.C.
Edited by Dorothy Spencer.
Associate Producer: Peter Nelson.
Music by Kenyon Hopkins.
Art Direction by Jack Martin Smith and Preston Ames.
Makeup by Ben Nye.
Costumes by Don Feld.
Technical Advisor: Colonel Tom Parker.
Photographed in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color.
Cast | |
Glenn Tyler | Elvis Presley |
Irene Sperry | Hope Lange |
Noreen | Tuesday Weld |
Betty Lee | Millie Perkins |
Davis | Rafer Johnson |
Phil Macy | John Ireland |
Cliff Macy | Gary Lockwood |
Uncle Rolfe | William Mims |
Dr. Underwood | Raymond Greenleaf |
Monica George | Christina Crawford |
Flossie | Robin Raymond |
Mrs. Parsons | Doreen Lang |
Mr. Parsons | Charles Arnt |
Synopsis
Glenn Tyler is a rural boy of limited education and a discouraging environment
who is branded a delinquent because of his rebellious attitude and antisocial
behavior. Irene Sperry is a psychiatric consultant who takes upon herself the
task of rehabilitating the rebellious Glenn. She hopes to overcome his hostility
and encourage his genuine talent for writing. She finds that her own interests
are becoming more than just professional as she realizes that she is falling in
love with Glenn. Noreen hinders Glenn's rehabilitation through her constant
advances and urgings toward delinquency. Betty Lee is Glenn's childhood
sweetheart who places his future above her own needs, urging him to go to
college and give her up, if necessary.