| G. I. Blues | |
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog Michael D. Moore |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Edmund Beloin Henry Garson |
| Starring | Elvis Presley Juliet Prowse |
| Music by | Joseph J. Norman Rae Taurog ( February 23, 1899 - April 7, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film director born in Chicago Michael D Moore (born October 16, 1914) is a Canadian -born American film Actor and director Hal B Wallis, CBE ( September 14, 1899 &ndash October 5, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Juliet Anne Prowse ( September 25 1936 – September 14 1996) was a South African Dancer, whose four decade career included Lilley |
| Cinematography | Loyal Griggs |
| Editing by | Warren Low |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 18, 1960 |
| Running time | 104 min. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | King Creole |
| Followed by | Flaming Star |
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The Army appointed public information officer John J. Mawn (1915-2007) as technical advisor for the film. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mawn had presided over Presley's military press conferences. A news conference or press conference is a Media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and most often ask questions Earlier while at Fort Chaffee near Fort Smith, Arkansas, where Presley stopped en route to his basic training in Texas, Mawn had told the Associated Press that Presley would resemble a "peeled onion" in reference to his forthcoming "G. Fort Chaffee is in the northwest Arkansas region adjacent to the city of Fort Smith, located one mile southeast of Fort Smith Regional Airport. Fort Smith is the second-largest city in the US state of Arkansas and one of the two County seats of Sebastian County. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio I. haircut". The retort attracted national headlines. [1]
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Specialist 5 (SP5) Tulsa Mc Lean is stationed with United States Army Occupation Forces in 1960 West Germany. Mc Lean a member of the 3rd Armored Division -- "Spearhead. " He loves to sing and has dreams to run his own nightclub when he leaves the army, but dreams don't come cheap. Tulsa places a bet on his friend Dynamite, that he can spend the night with a club dancer named Lili, who is rumored to be hard to get. She turned down one other G. I. operator, Turk. Dynamite and Turk have vied for women before in Hawaii. When Dynamite gets transferred to Alaska, Tulsa is brought in to take his place. He is not looking forward to it, but in order to keep his money, he must go through with it. Tulsa's friend Cookie falls in love, with Lili's roommate, Tina from Italy. Rick and Marla's baby boy, Tiger helps Tulsa win the bet for the outfit and the girl's heart.