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Love Me Tender was the first motion picture made by singer Elvis Presley and was released in 1956. It is also the name of the title song, sung by Elvis and a record album of the same name.

Love Me Tender is a musical in the Western genre filmed in Black and White.

Plot

In the film, he plays Clint Reno, one of the Reno brothers who stayed home while his brother went to fight in the American Civil War for the Confederate Army. When his brother Vance comes back from the war, he finds that his old girlfriend, Cathy, has married Clint. The family has to struggle to reach stability with this issue. As a Confederate soldier, Vance is involved in a train robbery, in which he steals Federal Government money. A conflict of interest ensues when Vance tries to return the money against the wishes of some of his fellow Confederates.

The film reaches its tragic conclusion with a gunfight between the two Reno brothers, ending with Clint's murder.

Primary cast:

Elvis Presley
: Clint Reno
Debra Paget
: Cathy Reno
Richard Egan
: Vance Reno
Robert Middleton
: Mr. Siringo
William Campbell : Brett Reno
Neville Brand
: Mike Gavin
Mildred Dunnock
: Martha Reno

Soundtrack

The soundtrack songs were recorded in August of 1956 at the 20th Century Fox Studios in Beverly Hills, California. An EP record was released in October.

Recording musicians:

Elvis Presley (vocals)
Ken Darby Trio (accompaniment and background vocals)
Vita Mumolo (guitar)
Chuck Prescott (bass)
Red Robinson (drums)

TRACKS (songwriter):

Love Me Tender - (Elvis Presley
& Ken Darby)
Let Me - (Elvis Presley & Ken Darby)
Poor Boy - (Elvis Presley & Ken Darby)
We're Gonna Move - (Elvis Presley & Ken Darby)

Trivia

This film was originally titled "Orrino Brothers", but because Elvis' "Love Me Tender" was a big hit at the time, the film was retitled as such.

See also:

List of Elvis Presley films
Elvis Presley discography

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