The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002
52 minutes
Overview
"The Television Years" examines the events that took place in the years between 1956 and 1960, in which Elvis Presley excited a whole nation as the "King of Rock and Roll" in the big television shows of the time. One highlight of this time periode was Elvis' 1960 combeback hosted by Frank Sinatra, which marked his first appearance on televison after his two-year stay in the army.
Top Cast
Elvis Presley
Self (archive footage)
Ed Sullivan
Self (archive footage)
Steve Allen
Self (archive footage)
Milton Berle
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra
Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Glen Campbell
Self
Dick Clark
Self
Ray Manzarek
Self
Wink Martindale
Self
Ed McMahon
Self
Scotty Moore
Self (archive footage)
Bill Black
Self (archive footage)
D.J. Fontana
Self
Susan Brodsky
Self
Pat Broeske
Self
Perry Como
Self (archive footage)
Joe Esposito
Self
Malcolm Leo
Self
John O'Hara
Self
Sam Phillips
Self
Gordon Stoker
Self
Henry Stephens
Narrator (voice)
George Klein
Self