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Live A Little, Love A Little - 2 - 3
Elvis's twenty-eighth movie was the 1968 MGM film "Live A Little,
Love A Little" in which he plays photographer Greg Nolan. Greg
juggles working for two very different employers played by Don
Porter and Rudy Vallee.
Don Porter began his career in the 1940s on stage and in films, but
he may be best remembered for his TV roles as Ann Sothern's boss on
both "Private Secretary" and "The Ann Sothern Show" as well as
playing Sally Field's father on the "Gidget" TV series.
Rudy Vallee was a popular singer and band leader in the 1920s and
30s known for his trademark of singing through a megaphone. He
became an actor on stage, screen and TV often playing comedic roles
in a career that spanned over sixty years.
The late Dick Sargent played Harry Baby in this film. He was born
Richard Cox, the son of actress Ruth McNaughton and Hollywood
business manager Elmer Cox. He had roles in a number of movies and
TV series, the most memorable playing Darrin Stephens on the TV
series "Bewitched." Although he replaced an ailing Dick York in the
part , it was Sargent who was first offered the role when the series
began. Being already under contract for something else, Sargent was
unable to take the part at that time. Sargent had a bit part in
Elvis's first movie "Love Me Tender" (1956).
Georgia-born Sterling Holloway had the role of the Milkman in "Live
A Little, Love A Little." Ironically he began his career in silent
films, however, he went on to be the voice of many animated movie
characters. Perhaps his most famous voice was that of the beloved
character Winnie the Pooh.
Eddie Hodges played the delivery boy Woodrow. Hodges stage credits
include in "The Music Man" and "Critic's Choice." He has appeared in
movies and television and he had several hit records in the 1960s.
Outside of a guest appearance on "Law & Order" in 1996, the
Mississippi native gave up performing in 1969 to become a
rehabilitation counselor in his home state.
Among the many models who appear in this film you might spot Susan
Henning as dressed as a mermaid in one of Greg (Elvis) Nolan's photo
sessions. She dated Elvis for a brief time and appeared in the in
the bordello scene of the big production of his 1968 TV special -
she's the blonde in the pink dress to whom he sings
"Let Yourself
Go." |
