G.I. Blues Reviews

In his first movie after his return from real-life military service, Elvis Presley put his soldiering experience to good use as Tulsa McCauley, a GI who forms a combo with two dogface pals (Robert Ivers and James Douglas) and performs at a large Army show in West Germany. Juliet Prowse plays Lili, an icy cabaret dancer with whom Elvis is to spend the night if his buddies are going to win a $300 wager, the seed money necessary for them to start a club when they get back to the States. In the process of winning the bet (accomplished guilelessly), Elvis falls in love with Lili, and G.I. BLUES makes its way to a happy ending. Songs include "Shopping Around" (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett, Schroeder), "Tonight Is So Right for Love," "What's She Really Like?" (Sid Wayne, Silver), "Frankfurt Special," "Didya Ever," "Big Boots" (Wayne, Edwards), "Pocketful of Rainbows" (Wise, Weisman), "Doin' the Best I Can" (Thomas, Schumann), "Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins), "G.I. Blues" (Tepper, Bennett), "Wooden Heart" (Wise, Weisman).