“Elvis is at the wheel but Ann-Margret drives him wild!”
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both race and girl, problems made more difficult by rivalry from Elmo Mancini, fellow racer and womaniser.
George Sidney
Jack Cummings
George Sidney
Sally Benson
Joseph F. Biroc
George Stoll
Elvis Presley
Lucky Jackson
Ann-Margret
Rusty Martin
Cesare Danova
Count Elmo Mancini
William Demarest
Mr. Martin
Nicky Blair
Shorty Fansworth
Robert Aiken
Driver (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Larry Barton
Son of the Lone Star State (uncredited)
Toni Basil
Dancer (uncredited)
Herman Boden
Casino Patron (uncredited)
William Burnside
Son of the Lone Star State (uncredited)
Carl Carlsson
Juggler (uncredited)
... and 60 more
John Chard
Viva the King and Annie. Elvis Presley movies, by and large, aren't very good. Thirty one feature length pictures he made, of which arguably only half a dozen are jointly watchable and entertaining. But even the stinkers have fans, and not just fans of the King in general, also cinema fans happy ...
DanDare
Most Elvis movies were the product of a conveyor belt. Quickly written and produced and Elvis was not stretched as an actor or singer. Viva Las Vegas does not stretch this formula but is fun, thanks in part due to the chemistry between Elvis and Ann Margret. Elvis plays race car driver Lucky J...
Joe Dante on VIVA LAS VEGAS
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Viva Las Vegas Official Trailer #1 - Elvis Presley Movie (1964) HD
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Jack Cummings Productions
Winters Hollywood Entertainment Holdings Corporation
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer