KING CREOLE - Jim Colyer

Elvis Presley's last movie before he was drafted. It is his best one and offers the best soundtrack. Songs like "Dixieland Rock" capture the early essence of Elvis. "Crawfish," the duet with the black girl at the beginning, is a treat. Walter Matthau plays crime boss Maxie Fields. Liliane Montevecchi is showgirl Forty Nina, decked out in bananas. King Creole is set in the French Quarter (Vieux Carre) of New Orleans. No one will be able to watch it again without thinking of hurricane Katrina and the destruction it unleashed on the legendary city. King Creole is based on the Harold Robbins novel, "A Stone for Danny Fisher."