Title | : | Jailhouse Rock |
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Release | : | 1957 |
Rating | : | 6.6 |
Language | : | English |
Runtime | : | 96 |
Genre | : | Drama,Music,Musical,Romance |
Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Everett takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label, and soon becomes an overnight sensation. But when he becomes a superstar, will his desire for fame and money cause him to forget the people who got him there?
Guy Trosper (screenplay), Nedrick Young (story)