Movie review – Elvis#16 - “Roustabout” (1964) **1/2

You get the feeling they wanted to throw back to old tough Elvis but lost courage – for a change, he’s not just out of the army but is a snarling chip-on-shoulder type, like he played in the late 50s. (He even wears black leather – years before the comeback special!) He sings a song making fun of ivy league colleges and winds up working at a carnival.

The most interesting things about this are the setting and the support cast (including Barbara Stanwyck and Leif Erickson, plus Raquel Welch and Richard Kiel in small roles). The songs aren’t great and Elvis not very likeable.