Elvis Presley plays a (hold on to your hat, now) rock star in-the-making in this 1957 film featuring a 1957 Imperial convertible, as well as a great scene with a 1956 Crown Imperial (limousine).
Below are links to 2 DIFFERENT CLIPS, containing several still pictures from the movie. In order to play, just click any of the pictures below--click on a small picture for a small movie, or a large picture to view a larger, high quality clip suitable for viewing in "full-screen" mode; file sizes are listed below each screen shot. Left click to view the movie directly, or save to your hard drive by right-clicking and selecting "Save Target As". If you need help viewing, go to our "How To Play Imperial Movies" page. Enjoy!
| Elvis drives past a '56 Imperial in his hot rod in this scene early in the movie Loving You. | |
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| We get a nice view of the 1956 Crown as Elvis and his buddy walk towards it to drop off a box inside. | |
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| Elvis and his
grease monkey pal lust after the 1956 Imperial limousine (looks like a '55
at first glance, but '56 Crowns used '55 bodies with updated headlight
bezels and tacked-on fins.)
"If I had me a car like this one, I'd get in it, take off, and I wouldn't stop 'til I was someplace else." |
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| One last longing look from Elvis towards the 1956 Crown Imperial.... | |
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MOVIE CLIP #2: Elvis lands a '57 Imperial Crown convertible |
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| "Wow! The flying saucers have landed at last!" comes the remark about the new 1957 Imperial convertible. This scene seems designed solely to show off the '57 Imperial! | |
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| You can almost hear Elvis saying "whoo-whee" at the sight of the magnificent Imp. | |
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| Elvis remains entranced by the '57 Imperial Crown convertible as his manager and girlfriend yak about something. | |
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| The girlfriend's whole family comes over to admire and caress the beautiful '57 Imperial. | |
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| Elvis (Deke) sneers with delight as his manager explains how the Imperial came to be given to him by a wealthy widow after one of his performances. | |
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| Elvis Presley and Lizabeth Scott pull into a cemetery where he shows her the tombstone from which he, an orphan, took his name (Deke Rivers). Oh, the drama! | |
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| Another beauty shot of the '57 Imperial as Elvis pulls up to his first big concert. I wonder if this film was partly responsible for the record sales of Imperial in 1957! | |
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| Elvis' manager has him stop and drop her off before pulling up to the Civic Hall... | |
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| ...where Elvis, aka Deke Rivers, is mobbed by adoring fans after the town's City Hall has canceled the show featuring the controversial guitar player. | |
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| "Deke, come on and sing." "Deke, don't let 'em do it to ya." plead his female fans. | |
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| Elvis pulls away while honking the Imperial's horn, as fans continue to mob him. | |
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| Lizabeth Scott
hops into the Graffiti-adorned 1957 Imperial Crown convertible and peels
out in pursuit of Elvis, in his hot rod...
(Note: the car "rises and takes off" just like they said it would in the 1957 test film!) |
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| ....which she finds off the side of the road. | |
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See Celebrity-Owned Imperials for a studio promotional photo of Elvis Presley in the 1957 Imperial Crown Convertible, along with his co-stars.
