Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)
95 mins | Comedy | 22 March 1967
Director:
John RichWriters:
Allan Weiss, Anthony LawrenceProducer:
Hal B. WallisCinematographer:
William MarguliesEditor:
Archie MarshekProduction Designers:
Hal Pereira, Walter TylerProduction Company:
Hal Wallis ProductionsEasy Come, Easy Go marked Elvis Presley’s twenty-fourth feature film and his ninth collaboration with producer Hal B. Wallis. A 20 Apr 1966 Var lineup of upcoming Paramount Pictures projects listed the film as Easy Does It, but the title was changed a few months later. According to a 10 Aug 1965 DV article, Easy Come, Easy Go was originally intended as the name for the studio’s concurrent vehicle for music duo Jan & Dean, but the film was abruptly canceled following an on-set train accident during the early days of its production, resulting in the director being severely injured.
A 12 Sep 1966 LAT news item claimed that Eddie Foy, Jr. had been cast as “Captain Jack,” but he was soon replaced by Frank McHugh. Items in the 5 Oct 1966 Var and 31 Oct 1966 DV included Suzanna Leigh and Shebah Solomon, while multiple sources, including the 22 Oct 1966 LAT, referred to a featured role by 1964’s “Miss Sweden,” Sivi Aberg.
Principal photography began 3 Oct 1966, according to a DV production chart published four days later. News briefs in the 22 Aug 1966 LAT and 26 Oct 1966 DV suggested that filming took place at the Paramount studios in Hollywood, CA, and on location in the coastal district of Marina del Rey. A 9 Nov 1966 DV story about Presley’s arrival to set implied that production was at or nearing completion.
Easy Come, Easy Go opened 22 Mar 1967 in Los Angeles, and 14 Jun 1967 ...
Easy Come, Easy Go marked Elvis Presley’s twenty-fourth feature film and his ninth collaboration with producer Hal B. Wallis. A 20 Apr 1966 Var lineup of upcoming Paramount Pictures projects listed the film as Easy Does It, but the title was changed a few months later. According to a 10 Aug 1965 DV article, Easy Come, Easy Go was originally intended as the name for the studio’s concurrent vehicle for music duo Jan & Dean, but the film was abruptly canceled following an on-set train accident during the early days of its production, resulting in the director being severely injured.
A 12 Sep 1966 LAT news item claimed that Eddie Foy, Jr. had been cast as “Captain Jack,” but he was soon replaced by Frank McHugh. Items in the 5 Oct 1966 Var and 31 Oct 1966 DV included Suzanna Leigh and Shebah Solomon, while multiple sources, including the 22 Oct 1966 LAT, referred to a featured role by 1964’s “Miss Sweden,” Sivi Aberg.
Principal photography began 3 Oct 1966, according to a DV production chart published four days later. News briefs in the 22 Aug 1966 LAT and 26 Oct 1966 DV suggested that filming took place at the Paramount studios in Hollywood, CA, and on location in the coastal district of Marina del Rey. A 9 Nov 1966 DV story about Presley’s arrival to set implied that production was at or nearing completion.
Easy Come, Easy Go opened 22 Mar 1967 in Los Angeles, and 14 Jun 1967 in New York City.
Upon its release, the 24 Mar 1967 LAT noted that the musical number “Yoga Is As Yoga Does” was performed onscreen as a duet between Presley and co-star Elsa Lanchester.
Just before his discharge from the Navy, frogman Ted Jackson discovers what appears to be a treasure chest in the hull of a sunken brigantine off the California coast. Intrigued by the prospect of sudden wealth, he enlists the aid of his former partner, trumpet player Judd Whitman. Judd agrees to help on condition that should the salvage attempt fail, Ted will return to singing at the Easy-Go-Go discotheque. Once discharged, Ted gets the necessary equipment from Captain Jack, a nautical authority terrified of water, and also obtains the reluctant consent of Jo Symington, whose grandfather owned the sunken ship. Trouble begins when Dina Bishop, a wealthy playgirl, and her friend Gil decide to compete with Ted in diving for the treasure. Following several clashes between Ted and Gil, the two men have a decisive underwater fight, which ends in a victory for Ted. The treasure chest, however, contains copper, not gold, valued at about $4,000. After giving the proceeds to Jo (for use as a down payment on an art center she plans to start for her painter friends), Ted resumes his musical career and his romantic pursuit of ...
Just before his discharge from the Navy, frogman Ted Jackson discovers what appears to be a treasure chest in the hull of a sunken brigantine off the California coast. Intrigued by the prospect of sudden wealth, he enlists the aid of his former partner, trumpet player Judd Whitman. Judd agrees to help on condition that should the salvage attempt fail, Ted will return to singing at the Easy-Go-Go discotheque. Once discharged, Ted gets the necessary equipment from Captain Jack, a nautical authority terrified of water, and also obtains the reluctant consent of Jo Symington, whose grandfather owned the sunken ship. Trouble begins when Dina Bishop, a wealthy playgirl, and her friend Gil decide to compete with Ted in diving for the treasure. Following several clashes between Ted and Gil, the two men have a decisive underwater fight, which ends in a victory for Ted. The treasure chest, however, contains copper, not gold, valued at about $4,000. After giving the proceeds to Jo (for use as a down payment on an art center she plans to start for her painter friends), Ted resumes his musical career and his romantic pursuit of Jo.
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