The Making Of 'Loving You' (Updated)

[TONY.]

This is an amazing thread! Many thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the kind words






From the same room as the top shot, this shot is said to be a scene cut from the film (as mentioned in the book "Elvis' man friday" by Gene Smith);

LY SHOT..jpg

Really! have you got the a quote to hand from the book by any chance?



Davide[/quote]

Yes, it's on page 142......................"I have to admit that I was disappointed to discover that the barber shop scene in 'Loving you', wherin Deke Rivers gives me a haircut, had been cut from the film, and as I sat there and watched the movie and listened to Dolores Hart as Susan Jessup sing 'Detour' I reflected on the detours, wrong-turns, deadends and alternate routes on the roadmap of Elvis' life...................."

[davide]

This is an amazing thread! Many thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the kind words






From the same room as the top shot, this shot is said to be a scene cut from the film (as mentioned in the book "Elvis' man friday" by Gene Smith);

LY SHOT..jpg

Really! have you got the a quote to hand from the book by any chance?



Davide

Yes, it's on page 142......................"I have to admit that I was disappointed to discover that the barber shop scene in 'Loving you', wherin Deke Rivers gives me a haircut, had been cut from the film, and as I sat there and watched the movie and listened to Dolores Hart as Susan Jessup sing 'Detour' I reflected on the detours, wrong-turns, deadends and alternate routes on the roadmap of Elvis' life...................."[/quote]

Wow - thanks for finding that, I have never heard of a deleted barber shop scene.

Davide

[TONY.]

This is an amazing thread! Many thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the kind words






From the same room as the top shot, this shot is said to be a scene cut from the film (as mentioned in the book "Elvis' man friday" by Gene Smith);

LY SHOT..jpg

Really! have you got the a quote to hand from the book by any chance?



Davide

Yes, it's on page 142......................"I have to admit that I was disappointed to discover that the barber shop scene in 'Loving you', wherin Deke Rivers gives me a haircut, had been cut from the film, and as I sat there and watched the movie and listened to Dolores Hart as Susan Jessup sing 'Detour' I reflected on the detours, wrong-turns, deadends and alternate routes on the roadmap of Elvis' life...................."

Wow - thanks for finding that, I have never heard of a deleted barber shop scene.

Davide[/quote]

OR Susan Jessop singing "Detour"!!!????!!!!

[davide]

This is an amazing thread! Many thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the kind words






From the same room as the top shot, this shot is said to be a scene cut from the film (as mentioned in the book "Elvis' man friday" by Gene Smith);

LY SHOT..jpg

Really! have you got the a quote to hand from the book by any chance?



Davide

Yes, it's on page 142......................"I have to admit that I was disappointed to discover that the barber shop scene in 'Loving you', wherin Deke Rivers gives me a haircut, had been cut from the film, and as I sat there and watched the movie and listened to Dolores Hart as Susan Jessup sing 'Detour' I reflected on the detours, wrong-turns, deadends and alternate routes on the roadmap of Elvis' life...................."

Wow - thanks for finding that, I have never heard of a deleted barber shop scene.

Davide

OR Susan Jessop singing "Detour"!!!????!!!![/quote]

There is a very brief appearance of the number 'Detour' with Dolores Hart in the finished movie at the 17:29 mark (NTSC) - though not Dolores Hart's vocal.

Question : We hear you singing a snatch of 'Detour' in the movie?
Dolores Hart : That was not my voice. I do all my own singing in the monastery now, but back then there just wasn't the time for me to do that. Everything happened so quickly and I wasn't able to work at it, so someone else did the singing
words and music by Paul Westmoreland.

Patti Page version who was married to Charles O'Curran at the time of the movie.

From an Interview in ETMAHM 62.

Davide

[davide]

Davide

[claude 91]

I think you missed this photo

[Tony..]

Do we now have to visit image shack to see your postings?!

[davide]

Hi

I'm afraid that as I have explained previously the photos have gone from the image host site, and this has not be done by myself - considering the amount I put into the posts/topics, it's very frustrating to say the least.

with thanks
Davide

[galaxie]

It's a goddamn shame, that's what it is.

[drjohncarpenter]

It's a deleted - see guidelines #2 shame, that's what it is.

Here's the correct view for your photo:

570200_w Hal Wallis.jpg

[galaxie]

Thanks!

[colonel snow]

Announcement of the movie with working title Lonesome cowboy in New Musical Express 24 august 1956.


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3 december 1956 - letter about the start of the movie.


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10 january 1957 - Asking advise from the censor for lyrics in the movie “Stranger in town” (working title).

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12 march 1957 - playing card at Liz Scott's home


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According to the 2 april 1956 agreement Elvis was paid $ 15.000 + later on a bonus from $ 25.000.
Liz Scott got for the movie $ 20.000.
The best paid actor for the movie was Wendell Corey; he got $ 50.000.
All payments in weekly salaries during 8 weeks of shooting.


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Payments for Elvis were sent to William Morris Agency according to the letter from 16 january 1957.



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Got a lot o’livin’ to do – demo by Otis Blackwell

Other demo acetates and rejected tracks are discussed in the topic “ Demos for Elvis”.


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4 february 1957 - production call sheet


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4 february 1957 - advance shooting notes


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Production requirements for 4 february 1957


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4 february 1957 - daily production report


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[colonel snow]

It’s not my intention to upload a number of call sheets – daily product reports etc. Basicly they are all the same.

The production starts 23 january 1957.
Here a part of the production with scene numbers

23-01-57 – scene 60-61-62-63-64-65-66-67

05-02-57 – scene 8-30-41-42-43-44-45-46-47-48 – Detour – Party

11-02-57 – scene 97-103-104-107-108 - Mean woman blues

12-02-57 – scene 89-92-98-99-100-101-105-retake 107 Mean woman blues

18-02–57 – scene 49-78-174-185-187-144-145-146 added 77C – Party - Hot dog

21-02-57 – scene 198-202-208A-213-215-216-217-218-219 – Loving you

22-02-57 – scene 219 D-226 – Got a lot o’livin’ to do

26-02-57 – scene 147-149-150-151-152-153-154-1 55-156-157-158-159 – Loving you

01-03-57 – scene 166-167-168-169-170-171-172-173 (see page 83 from script)

04-03-57 – songs for montage

11-03-57 – last day of shooting: retakes 60-61-67-68



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[colonel snow]

The script is based on story: A call from Mitch Miller by Mary Agnes Thompson in the magazine “Good housekeeping” from june 1956.

On 30 july 1956 Hal B. Wallis bought the rights.

The screenplay was written by by Herbert Baker – Hal Kanter




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