Most of the horses didnt win, causing steve to be visited by irs agent. Speedway full movie hd quality elvis presley movies. Along the way, he begins to fall for susan jacks nancy. The essential 60s masters ii for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Listen title purchase speedway mel glazersteven schlaks. The session speedway was the last elvis album to be released as an lp in the choice of stereo or mono as monaural was being phased out.
Released 1968, speedway stars elvis presley, nancy sinatra, bill bixby, gale gordon the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. You may not believe this, but i was inspired to see elvis presleys speedway because of this weeks essay in time magazine. Speedway was the last elvis album to be released as an lp in the choice of stereo or mono as monaural was being phased out. Watch the video for speedway from elvis presleys command performances. Elvis is a singing rodeo rider who drifts into an expensive dude ranch patronized by wealthy glamour girls. Elvis presley in speedway 1968 speedway nancy sinatra 1968 mgm see all 24 photos. Speedway was elvis presleys 27th movie in order of release but actually his 26th to be filmed. Mar 29, 2018 dean z sings spinout at elvis week video. It serves as the soundtrack album for the 1968 film speedway starring presley. By the time the film hit theaters in the summer of 1968, hollywood producers had already decided to start experimenting with. Steve grayson elvis presley is a swinging racecar driver whose manager kenny bill bixby has bet his money on the horses. Recording sessions took place at metrogoldwynmayer studios in hollywood, california, on june 20 and 21, 1967.
She certainly does in this movie opposite elvis with her text book 1960s looks and sound, complete with platinumwhite hair. Speedways comin and nows your chance on the speedway, on the speedway, on the speedway stoke that pedal down to the floor as much as you give, crowd wants more more, more, more, more, more on the speedway on the speedway take a spin, hit the brakes a young little girl shivers and shakes on the speedway clear the way, comin through. Elvis presley movies full list of all elvis hollywood movies. Elvis, by the way, made 27 films in the 1960s alone. Speedway 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Speedway 1968 cast and crew after his manager, kenny donford bill bixby, loses money gambling on horse races, slick stock car driver steve grayson elvis presley must earn enough on. Elvis twentyseventh movie was the 1968 mgm car racing film speedway. With elvis presley, nancy sinatra, bill bixby, gale gordon. Speedway s comin and nows your chance on the speedway, on the speedway, on the speedway stoke that pedal down to the floor as much as you give, crowd wants more more, more, more, more, more on the speedway on the speedway take a spin, hit the brakes a young little girl shivers and shakes on the speedway clear the way, comin through. Bill bixby, elvis presley, gale gordon, nancy sinatra, william schallert, ross hagen official content from mgm home entertainment elvis. Speedway movie 1968 elvis plays steve grayson, a wildly generous and frivolous stock car race champion who has tax trouble because his manager bill bixby wasnt keeping their books properly. Purchase speedway on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Nothing beats listening to an elvis presley song, but sometimes you just wanna watch a movie.
I hadnt seen an elvis movie since last summers easy come, easy go, and after a week of war movies mexican, second and vietnam the idea of a nice. Renata adler of the new york times wrote that speedway was just another presley movie which makes no great use at all of one of the most. Elvis presley was a superstar known for taking risks in his art, and not least when he was performing his own stunts in his rollicking movies. Speedway is the seventeenth soundtrack album by american singer and musician elvis presley, released by rca victor in mono and stereo, lpmlsp 3989, in mid 1968.
Presley was born in tupelo, mississippi, and relocated to memphis, tennessee, with his family when he was years old. After his manager, kenny donford bill bixby, loses money gambling on horse races, slick stock car driver steve grayson elvis presley must earn enough on the track to keep kenny out of jail. Love a little was elvis 28th movie which at last featured somewhat more of an adult. See more ideas about elvis presley, nancy sinatra and elvis presley movies. Speedway 1968 elvis presley, elvis presley movies, elvis. With the help of his mentor, abel esterlake william schallert, steve does his best to win a series of races at charlotte speedway. On june 19, 1967 elvis reported to mgm to begin work. Pixar cars unboxing lightning mcqueen snowdrift spinout playset and assembly with slow motion and so. Speedway is by no means elvis presleys best or worst, but recommended as a very pleasant musical comedy, with great picture and sound. Speedway elvis presley official web site elvis the music.
Steve grayson elvis is a generous nascar race car driver who feels compelled to bail friends and acquaintances out of financial hardship. Rent speedway 1968 starring elvis presley and nancy sinatra on dvd and bluray. Speedway full movie, speedway in hd 1080p, speedway trailer, speedway free full movie, watch speedway online streaming, speedway trailer. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent speedway online on moviefone. The mono vinyl version is a true elvis collectable and the mono master is released here for the first time on a bonus second cd. Now you can play full speedway in top video format with duration 94 min and was published in 19680101 and mpaa rating is 3 original title. However, steves manager kenny donford, a compulsive gambler, had been mismanaging. Speedway took over the new low for chart position and album sales by presley, shifting units numbered in five figures, jeopardizing his recording career.
Speedway is a 1968 american musical action film starring elvis presley as a racecar driver and nancy sinatra as his romantic interest. In speedway, elvis presley plays a stock car driver who squares off over taxes and romance with irs agent nancy sinatra in a musicalcomedy featuring vintage racing footage the elvis movie speedway came out in 1968 it costared nancy sinatra and lots of both their fans went to see if the duo had chemistry speedway 1968 imdb see more. Steve grayson is a generous nascar race car driver with a heart of gold who feels compelled to bail friends and acquaintances out of financial hardship. Nancy sinatra plays the irs agent called in to sort it all out. Elvis presley stars with nancy sinatra in this whirlwind romance that blossoms between. It would be the last in a long line of light, songfilled, musicalcomedies featuring presley. Love me tender elvis first movie november 1956 a story set during the civil war and elvis plays clint, the youngest of the reno brothers. A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account. Now you can play full speedway in top video format with duration 94 min and was published in 19680101 and mpaa rating is 3. Since knight made glowing comments about the film such as. I recently discovered how cool this little 1968 mgm movie by elvis.
The elvis movie speedway is available on dvd from amazon and ebay. Perhaps the fact that both of these stars were so busy that this movie. Elvis aaron presley january 8, 1935 august 16, 1977 was an american singer and actor. Watch king perform own stunts in violent scene with nancy sinatra 24 mins ago elvis presley was a superstar known for taking risks in his art, and not least when he was performing his own stunts in his rollicking movies. Speedway is a 1968 american musical action film starring elvis presley as a racecar driver and. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the king of rock and roll or simply the king. Mgm shot speedway before stay away, joe but released it afterwards. Poor bookkeeping saddles stock car driver steve grayson with a huge bill for back taxes which hampers his ability to continue racing competitively.
Only a few songs as elvis plays it straight as dr john carpenter. Speedway 1968 cast and crew after his manager, kenny donford bill bixby, loses money gambling on horse races, slick stock car driver steve grayson elvis presley must earn enough on the track. Original soundtrack album, lp, album, lsp3989 revitalized, rejuvenated elvis, singing great all through the set, though, still burdened by weak material and terrible mixing. Cold weather black ice accidents, freezing spinouts, icy roads broll footage, torriteresita 9176. Mary tyler moore stars opposite as an incognito nun with a mission to help dr elvis clean up the ghetto he lives in. The owner, vera radford, hires elvis as a stable man. One in particular was a racing film called speedway.
Speedway 1968 movie clip he s a real hot dog first scene for nancy sinatra as susan, though we don t know what she s doing at the trailer park where race driver steve elvis presley and sidekick danny bill bixby seem to live, gale gordon her boss on the phone, early in speedway, 1968. Medium elvis powder blue speedway movie jacket pre. Along the way, he begins to fall for susan jacks nancy sinatra, the. Mar 10, 2020 elvis presley was a superstar known for taking risks in his art, and not least when he was performing his own stunts in his rollicking movies. Neither the best nor worst of his soundtracks, speedway does contain its share of ignominious moments worst of these is hes your uncle, not your dad, a mangled piece of patriotism and theyre not confined to the songs from the film, either. Need to watch speedway on your tv, phone, or tablet. Elvis presley, nancy sinatra and bill bixby costar in a musical. With mutiple hit records, movie theme songs, television specials and 4 movies all done during that time, she was a great choice to costar with elvis in speedway in 1968. Speedway wraps up elvis presleys sevenyear streak of soundtrack albums with a whimper, not a bang.
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