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Shortly after his ascent to pop superstardom and teen idol status, Elvis Presley ventured into filmmaking with Love Me Tender (1956). The strong profits of that feature led to lightweight musical comedies becoming the central focus of Presley's career. He appeared in over 30 movies between 1956 and 1969, most of which are forgettable trash made to promote mediocre, hastily-written songs that Presley was openly disinterested in performing. Elvis' movies are frequently blamed for the career decline that Presley endured in the 1960's, but just about every film turned a profit and some of them are presently embraced as campy pleasures.
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Shortly after his ascent to pop superstardom and teen idol status, Elvis Presley ventured into filmmaking with Love Me Tender (1956). The strong profits of that feature led to lightweight musical comedies becoming the central focus of Presley's career. He appeared in over 30 movies between 1956 and 1969, most of which are forgettable trash made to promote mediocre, hastily-written songs that Presley was openly disinterested in performing. Elvis' movies are frequently blamed for the career decline that Presley endured in the 1960's, but just about every film turned a profit and some of them are presently embraced as campy pleasures.