loving film loving american musical drama structured elvis_presley starring film vehicle following debut previous year supporting role black white film love tender directed cast completed movie debut storyline delivery man discovered music publicist country western musician want promote talented newcomer scripted based short story expanded script inspired appearance louisiana manager colonel antics box office success loving opened nationwide july paramount_pictures chose ignore run theater system opting instead release film sub run neighborhood theaters system later dubbed pattern composed single let backed loving certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america plot seasoned country western past prime manager love interest work campaign texas gubernatorial candidate campaign stop town elvis_presley deliver order beer unloading talks singing ability jumps revive interest event local talent convinces sing song backing seeing positive reception female audience tries convince join driving tells potential willing leave steady job year rejects offer asks think returning town calls quit campaign return later night provoked restaurant boyfriend fans wants hear sing song singing tune starts fight later police following morning group leaving town accepts offer fired complaint customer late delivery happens prepared contract grants half income headlining start touring texas acts susan hart singing trio popularity grows publicity stunts leverage pays aged woman criticize start argue young fans press photographer document incident tour progresses susan interested playing small venues group hired play large theater day run convinced ticket regain fame accepts suggestion share bill calls reporters write story end day engagement management offered man texas outside dallas terms contract fires susan singing trio leaving begin new tour drives susan family farm publicity convinces buy life insurance story tell gift widow oil magnate farm susan talk tells fired kiss interrupted parents ask sing song promised sings loving surprised susan remarks heard sing way admits felt way arrives farm urges leave way confesses real surname deciding disclose past drive cemetery shows tomb rivers explains lived burned years earlier decided bury past took rivers concert cancelled mayor office received complaints parents music arranges studio telecast concert order gain publicity enables convince town board allow perform unhappy considering leaving entertainment business finds talks performing kiss day telecast shocked learning married later divorced disillusioned drives finds goes finding run road crossing cattle confesses getting fired lying tears contract convincing return broadcast concert delayed fans filmed local defending music eventually upset susan arrives reveal appear appear shortly declaring important somebody starts singing loving song ends susan goes onstage meet backstage offers let manage offered recording contract reconcile susan kiss cast cast notes elvis_presley plays real discovered manager band film second motion picture following debut film love tender starring role marked beginning seven film streak paramount produced role dyed hair black following favorite actors second movie deal paramount_pictures paid plays manager love interest known roles 1940s early 1950s scott returned retirement star movie plays joins known appearances decade earlier starred walk hart born plays young singer tours band love interest cast movie role hart discovered saw production screen tested hart january later signed week named requested change favor acting career adopted hart maiden surname friend actress changed legally hart year loving hart cast love interest black white musical drama king occasionally billed plays rival wayne loses played similar roles later films girls girls girls plays object wayne jealousy kisses screen kiss year earlier appeared rock roll film don following loving roles titles film genre high school hot car girl production film based short story written published june issue good year producer bought rights story turn vehicle starring role paramount_pictures months start production 20th appeared movie debut film love tender producer selected direct film write script write script adjusted traveled memphis tennessee meet person entourage went performance singer country television witnessed reaction fans manager colonel handling spectacle inspiration script working titles movie running wild stranger town girls appeal previous film titled song sung selected final film jerry ballad penned movie loving shot production started january ending march film shot paramount studios farm scenes shot film features appearances guitarist bassist drummer parents visited set film included final scene film audience telecast loving premiered memphis july strand theater showing instead opting girlfriend parents private midnight screening film opened nationally july peaked staying chart weeks soundtrack soundtrack film recorded january additional sessions hollywood january february contains seven songs composed movie writers contracted publishing companies owned manager colonel title tune loving composed single let backed loving sold million copies later certified platinum march recording_industry_association_of_america performed mean woman blues let loving got lot cowboy hot dog party release reception film premiered july strand theater memphis opening nationally july massive appeal time studio decided bypass established run theater system paramount opted instead wide release sending neighborhood theaters new_york chicago detroit new system dubbed pattern consisted delivering product direct market cutting expenses downtown theaters choosing instead local venues wider profitable release release appeared weeks peaking number seven film grossed total million army movie released summer box office results impressive film grossing reviews variety wrote favorable review noting shows improvement actor surrounded capable crew performers new_york_times criticized acting review opened paramount loving starring america favorite dog little prove ain isn los_angeles_times declared step screen career delivered negative review called film elvis_presley considered passing american scene undoubtedly bore interest equal number review monthly qualified career aspects modern popular music review declared adopts style delivery series body gestures impose material suggestive meaning loving allowed scope times cause sum total film somewhat doubtful entertainment value beat opened review mentioning negative reception press indicating publications despised beat prepared dismiss round reviewer noted watching loving speak film entertaining remarked positive acting ability augmented fresh hart witty lines range expressions delivered review favored describing performance naive sexuality concluded high voltage stage plays country boy convincingly emotion bred head livestock later reviews evaluation film guides rated film stars defined elvis_presley interesting early films best output called streamlined retake story rated loving stars review declared second movie highlighted performance bear title tune movies lowered rating stars opined film tailor tunes story matters little little doesn dig golden movie rated bones gave positive review best billed time film video guide felt opposite giving zero stars dismissed headed glossy star vehicle porter dvd video guide rated stars described better average elvis_presley vehicle concluded main attraction singing rock roll songs including title tune assigning stars opined loving better films gives fine performance great concert scenes dramatic ones directs
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