The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

52 mins | Documentary, Music | March 31, 2002

"The Television Years" examines the events that took place in the years between 1956 and 1960, in which Elvis Presley excited a whole nation as the "King of Rock and Roll" in the big television shows of the time. One highlight of this time periode was Elvis' 1960 combeback hosted by Frank Sinatra, which marked his first appearance on televison after his two-year stay in the army.

The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

52 mins | Documentary, Music | March 31, 2002

The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
"The Television Years" examines the events that took place in the years between 1956 and 1960, in which Elvis Presley excited a whole nation as the "King of Rock and Roll" in the big television shows of the time. One highlight of this time periode was Elvis' 1960 combeback hosted by Frank Sinatra, which marked his first appearance on televison after his two-year stay in the army.
Producers
Original title The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Directors Eduardo Eguia Dibildox
Writers Henry Stephens

Cast

Elvis Presley

as Self (archive footage)

Ed Sullivan

as Self (archive footage)

Steve Allen

as Self (archive footage)

Milton Berle

as Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra

as Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

as Self (archive footage)

Glen Campbell

as Self

Dick Clark

as Self

Ray Manzarek

as Self

Wink Martindale

as Self

Ed McMahon

as Self

Scotty Moore

as Self (archive footage)

Bill Black

as Self (archive footage)

D.J. Fontana

as Self

Susan Brodsky

as Self

Pat Broeske

as Self

Perry Como

as Self (archive footage)

Joe Esposito

as Self

Malcolm Leo

as Self

John O'Hara

as Self

Sam Phillips

as Self

Gordon Stoker

as Self

Henry Stephens

as Narrator (voice)

George Klein

as Self