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While imprisoned for manslaughter, Vince Everett takes to singing, and becomes a star after he is paroled; set against the backdrop of the Seattle World's Fair of 1962, a pilot and his co-pilot hatch a plan to start their own flying business, finding romance and adventure along the way; Navajo rodeo star Joe Lightcloud's plans to raise cattle on the reservation go awry when the herd's only bull is barbecued; ex-outlaw Jess Wade tries to go straight but has a score to settle when his former gang frames him for a theft.
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Jailhouse Rock: In one of his best-loved films, Elvis Presley stars as a small-time convict who uses his time in prison to practice music, then goes on to become a big-time performer. Co-stars Judy Tyler and Dean Jones.It Happened at the World's Fair: Fun, music and Elvis all happen in this romp boasting one of the best backdrops of any Elvis Presley movie: the 1962 Seattle World's Fair: with its showpiece Space Needle, monorail and more. The King plays pilot-for-hire Mike, whose hope of starting his own flying business is grounded by the gambling of his co-pilot Danny (Gary Lockwood). The pair hitch to Seattle, where Mike finds romance, Danny finds easy marks and both find problems prior to a Happy Ending. Kurt Russell, star of 1979's Elvis biopic, plays the child who wallops Mike in the shins. Stay Away, Joe: A half-Native American rodeo champ returns to the reservation to help his people prove they can be responsible cattlemen and finds that the bull sent to them for breeding has been slaughtered to celebrate his homecoming. Based on a novel by Dan Cushman. Charro: Jess Wade is innocently accused of having stolen a cannon from the Mexican revolutionary forces. He tries to find the real culprits, a gang of criminals.
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