Roustabout

Nov 11, 1964

1h 41m

★ 6.0

Elvis Presley as a Roving, Restless, Reckless, ROUSTABOUT

Overview

After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.

Genres

Music

Romance

Production Companies

Hal Wallis Productions

Paramount Pictures

Roustabout Trailers

Cast

Charlie Rogers

Elvis Presley

Maggie Morgan

Barbara Stanwyck

Cathy Lean

Joan Freeman

Joe Lean

Leif Erickson

Madame Mijanou

Sue Ane Langdon

Harry Carver

Pat Buttram

Marge

Joan Staley

Arthur Nielsen

Dabbs Greer

Fred

Steve Brodie

Sam

Norman Grabowski

Lou

Jack Albertson

Hazel

Jane Dulo

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