elvis film festival!

"My goodness, g'friend! More stuff with Elvis Presley?" 

You betcha! I was feeling in need of something that was not holiday-themed, and yet also free, so I scrolled through the offerings on Tubi. That's when I saw it: "Viva Las Vegas"!

"That's the one with Ann-Margret, the one with her as a singing swim instructor."

Correct! And Elvis is a race car driver that has lost his bankroll and is working at the Flamingo resort as a waiter, hoping to make the money to fix up his car.

"And does he?"

Of course! And he even wins the race!!! Get this: Fremont Street is part of the raceway! The cars all go Vroom Vroom past the Golden Nugget casino, which is still there!

"That was back in 1964, right?"

Correct again! The next movie, from three years later, has a similar theme. This time, he's got a boat he needs to get repaired so he can be in a speed boat race in Miami.

"Hey! Is that a redheaded Bill Bixby I see?"

It is! He's a rich playboy, but he races boats, too, and has won the last couple of years.

"What's the name of that one? Isn't Elvis a rich guy, too, but he's trying to be incognito so he has switched identities with a poor buddy?"

Correct-o-mundo! You're on fire!!! LOL! This one was called "Clambake", and Elvis sang eight songs in it. He did thirteen songs in the first movie! Two of those were a duet with Ann-Margret, and then there were two others that she sang solo. 

"I guess that makes them musicals, right?"

Not quite. The first one, possibly, but not the second one. I believe a musical should have numbers done by several of the actors, not just by one. The last one in this film festival's trio, however, is definitely a musical! It's also one I saw just a few months ago, "Frankie And Johnny", with Elvis paired with Donna Douglas, better known as Ellie May Clampett.

"Oh, yeah!, What a fun movie, with him and her as part of a theatre troupe on a gambling riverboat! What, no photos?"

I thought I could find the ones I took before, but I can't. Oh, well! This one had a dozen songs in it, but done by several of the people, so it qualifies as a musical.

"Good for you! Glad you're able to close out the month the way you began it: with a trio of Elvis entertainment!"

Woohoo!!! And this was all free, too!