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Tickle Me Part 2
Elvis's eighteenth movie was at one time tentatively titled "Rodeo"
and then "Isle of Paradise.
" Eventually, "Tickle Me" was chosen.
The film was set at a desert guest ranch owned by the character Vera
Radford, who was played by Julie Adams. Ms. Adams early roles were
in 50s westerns. One of her most notable roles was in the science
fiction classic
"The Creature From The Black Lagoon." Later in her career, she
would become well known for her recurring roles on TV series such as
"General Hospital", "Captiol," "Code Red" and "Murder She Wrote."
Elvis's leading lady was the British beauty Jocelyn Lane, who
traveled Europe as a child and learned to speak several languages.
After studying ballet in London, she began her career in her teens
as a popular British model then turned her attention to acting and
making films in the 60s. She retired from acting in the early 1970s
and became a princess when she married a Spanish prince.
Jack Mullaney played Elvis' sside-kick Stanley and can also be seen
as a bandmate with Elvis in the movie "Spinout." He was known for
his roles as the goofy, accident-prone nice guy on such shows as
"The Ann Sothern Show," "Ensign O'Toole," "My Living Doll" and "It's
About Time."
Edward Faulkner, who played Brad Bentley, was a favorite of John
Wayne's and worked with him often in films such as "McLintock!,"
"The Green Berets," "Hellfighters," "Chisum"" and "Rio Lobo."
The villains in this film were played by Bill Williams (Deputy
Sheriff), Louie Elias and Robert F. Hoy (gardeners Henry and Jerry)
and John Dennis (chef Adolph). They were all veteran character
actors. Bill Williams began his 46-year career in 1944 with the
movie "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo." Louie Elias is an actor and
stuntman, often working as a stunt coordinator. In addition to
acting since the 1940s, Robert F. Hoy has been a stunt double for
many actors.
His latest project "Big Chuck, Little Chuck" is currently in
post-production.
You might recognize John Dennis as the mail clerk in "Jailhouse
Rock" with Elvis. Before his
death in March 2004, he had a thirty-year acting career in both
movies and television. |
