G.I. Blues (1960)


G.I. Blues
Release Date18 August 1960
Budget$2,000,000
US Box Office$4,000,000
Tagline10 Great Songs!
GenreComedy, Musical, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsCamp Wildflecken, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRock Musical, Musical Romance
ThemesAmericans Abroad
TonesHumorous, Rousing, Upbeat, Light
TagsArmy, Germany, Rock Band, Show, Singer, Soldier, Wager

G.I. Blues is a 1960 Elvis Presley musical motion picture played as a romantic comedy. It was filmed at Paramount's Hollywood studios, with some pre-production scenery shot on location in Germany before Presley's release from the army.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Tulsa McLean

Cookie

James Douglas
Rick

Sigrid Maier
Marla

Arch Johnson
Sgt. McGraw

Mickey Knox
Jeeter

John Hudson
Capt. Hobart

Kenneth Becker
Mac

Beach Dickerson
Warren

Trent Dolan
Mickey

Carl Crow
Walt

Fred Essler
Papa Mueller

Ron Starr
Harvey

Trudy

Owner, puppet show

Themselves

Edit Angold
Mrs. Hagermann

Robert Allison Baker III
Puppeteer

Robert Boon
German guitarist

Harper Carter
MP #1

Edward Coch
Bandleader

Walter Conrad
Chaplain

Richard Cowl
Musician

Liz Dubrock
Brunette

Britta Ekman
Britta

Edward Faulkner
Red

Patron of the Cafe Europa

D.J. Fontana
Musician

Bargirl

Art Gilmore
Trailer Narrator

Marilyn Gladstone
Blonde

Joe Gray
Soldier

Willy Kaufman
Kaffeehaus manager

Fred Kruger
Herr Klugmann

Karen Mann
Waitress

Tip McClure
MP #2

Hannerl Melcher
Strolling girl singer

Torben Meyer
Headwaiter

Harold Miller
Patron of Cafe Europa

Scotty Moore
Musician

Elisha Mott
Sergeant

Fritzie

Businessman #1

Donald G. Sahlin
Puppeteer

Michael Sargent
MP #3

Edson Stroll
Sgt 'Dynamite' Bixby

Bargirl

Blaine Turner
Bartender

Dick Winslow
Orchestra leader

F. Alton Wood
Puppeteer

Roy Wright
Businessman #2

Trude Wyler
Bit part

Director

Writer

Edmund Beloin

Henry Garson

Producer

Paul Nathan
associate producer

producer

Original Music

Joseph J. Lilley
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Cinematographer

Loyal Griggs
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Casting Director

Jack Barry
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Edward R. Morse
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Art Director

Hal Pereira
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Walter H. Tyler

Set Decorator

Sam Comer
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Ray Moyer
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Costume Designer

Makeup Department

Nellie Manley
hair stylist

Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor

Hedy Mjorud
hair stylist

Sidney Perell
makeup artist

Production Manager

Richard Blaydon
assistant production manager

William W. Gray
assistant production manager

Herbert Maris
unit production manager

Richard McWhorter
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Michael D. Moore
second unit director

William R. Poole
second assistant director

Donald Roberts
second assistant director

Frank Winterstein
first assistant director: second unit

Art Department

Eugene Acker
painter

James Cottrell
props

Robert McCrillis
props

Barnard Schoefelt
props

Sound Department

Charles Grenzbach
sound recordist

Harold Lewis
sound recordist

Special Effects

special photographic effects

Stunts

Joe Gray
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Farciot Edouart
process photographer

Godfrey A. Godar
assistant camera: second unit

James Grant
assistant camera

James Knott
camera operator

George Pink
assistant camera: second unit

Dominic Seminerio
grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department

John A. Anderson
wardrobe

Grace Harris
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Warren Low
editorial supervisor

Richard Mueller
color consultant

Music Department

Joseph J. Lilley
conductor

Other Crew

Jack Mintz
dialogue coach

choreographer

technical advisor

David S. Parkhurst
technical advisor: military

Bob Baker
puppeteer

Claire Behnke
script supervisor

Hannelore Bierwerth
location secretary

Roland Dupree
assistant stage director

Helen Grotke
child welfare

Mary Louise Lowe
child welfare

Production Company

Paramount Pictures
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Distributor

Paramount Pictures

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Alvorada Vídeo

CBS/Fox Home Video

CBS/Fox

Paramount Home Video
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Viacom
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