The Poster Corp Ann-Margret Photo Print (40.64 x 50.80 cm)

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Thompson, Howard (May 21, 1964). "Elvis-Presley Teams With Ann-Margret". The New York Times. p.42 . Retrieved May 31, 2016. Gamson, Joshua (1994). Claims to Fame: Celebrity in Contemporary America. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0520083530. The publicity surrounding the romance was a dream come true for the producers of Viva Las Vegas. Even Elvis' hometown newspaper, the Memphis Press-Scimitar, ran stories with such sensational headlines as 'It Looks Like Romance for Elvis and Ann-Margret' and 'Elvis Wins Love of Ann-Margret'.

Elvis' long-time movied stand-in/double Lance LeGault played a Son of the Lone Star State in 'Viva Las Vegas'. And in the scene in which Ann-Margret's character pushes Elvis' characther off the diving board it's Lance who actually takes the fall, standing in for Elvis. He can be seen in the Elvis films ' Girls! Girls!Girls!', Kissin' Cousins' and 'Roustabout' and ringside with a tambourine in the 1968 TV special 'Elvis'. He can be heard today as the narrator in Graceland Mansion's audio tour presentation. Lance is a popular character actor and voice artist with a seemingly endless list of credits. Elvis, a 2005 TV miniseries about the life of Elvis Presley, depicts the supposed Elvis/Ann-Margret affair during the filming of Viva Las Vegas. a b Variety Staff (January 1, 1964). "Viva Las Vegas". Variety. Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved May 31, 2016. Buy Viva Las Vegas! hardcover book Also of interest, The Elvis Files series of book, seven volumes ...Viva Las Vegas was a hit at film theaters, as it was #14 on the Variety year end box office list of the top-grossing films of 1964. [2] Plot [ edit ] Davis, Ronald L. (2005). Just making movies. University Press of Mississippi. p. 79-80. ISBN 9781578066902.

Filming started in December 1963, with Douglas Heyes as writer and director [10] and Harry Keller as producer. [11] Reception [ edit ] George Sidney later said "that was one of those cases where we had no script and we had a commitment. Originally it was something about an Arabian or something... But we turned it around and we wrote the script in about eleven days... We changed the whole thing and decided to do it in Las Vegas." [3] Decades later, the film would be selected for riffing in a 1994 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Kevin Killian's 2008 book of poetry Action Kylie features "Kitten with a Whip", a poem inspired by the film and featuring its two main characters.Variety Staff (1964-01-01). "Viva Las Vegas". Variety. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023 . Retrieved 2023-06-25. Wakin, Daniel J. (2019-05-24). "What They Left Behind: Legacies of the Recently Departed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023 . Retrieved 2019-05-27.

Hopper, H. (Oct 9, 1961). "Story of newlyweds, 18 children to be a movie". Chicago Daily Tribune. ProQuest 183063950. For his role in Viva Las Vegas, Elvis Presley received a third place prize 1965 Laurel Award for best male performance in a musical film. Viva Las Vegas was also the 1965 Laurel runner-up in the category of the best musical of 1964. Ann-Margret was praised for her on screen chemistry with Elvis, as she nearly stole the film from him. The chemistry between the two stars [7] was genuine during filming. Presley and Ann-Margret began an affair, and this received considerable attention from film and music gossip columnists. This reportedly led to a showdown with Presley's worried girlfriend Priscilla Beaulieu. (Elvis and Priscilla married in 1967.) In her 1985 book Elvis and Me, Priscilla Presley describes the difficulties that she experienced when the gossip columnists erroneously "announced" that Ann-Margret and Presley had become engaged to be married. Kitten with a Whip is a 1964 American crime drama film directed by Douglas Heyes, who co-wrote the screenplay with Whit Masterson, a pseudonym for writers Robert Allison “Bob” Wade and H. Bill Miller, who also wrote the novel on which the film is based under the name Wade Miller. The film stars John Forsythe, Ann-Margret, Peter Brown, Patricia Barry and Richard Anderson.

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Victor, Adam (2008). The Elvis Encyclopedia. New York City: The Overlook Press. ISBN 978-1585675982. The screenplay was written by Academy Award nominated writer Sally Benson, who also wrote such movies as 'Meet me In St. Louis', The Singing Nun' and 'Anna and the King of Siam'. Restored and Digitally Remastered in a 16x9 master, enhanced for widescreen televisions. Color/16x9 Anamorphic transfer 2.4:1 Scheuer, P. K. (Oct 14, 1963). "Films for children urged by radnitz". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168403562.

Scheuer, P. K. (Sep 21, 1964). "Director typing hit by producer". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155016764. The scene where Presley sings " Viva Las Vegas" is performed in one single unedited shot, the only known example of such a technique in Presley's film career.

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The costumes were by Don Feld, who also worked on Elvis' movies ' Wild In The Country' and ' Double Trouble'. Feld received Academy Award nominations for his designs in 'Days of Wine and Roses', They Shoot Horses, Don't They?', Tom Sawyer', and 'Prizzi's Honor'. Janet Leigh Wins Hal Wallis Film Role: Ann-Margret and Elvis Presley to Co-Star in 'Viva Las Vegas' Vagg, Stephen (September 6, 2021). "Surviving Cold Streaks: Ann-Margret". Filmink . Retrieved March 9, 2023. Because the film went over budget, Parker would slash budgets for all remaining films in Presley's career.