Inside Wild In The Country - On set & Location 1960

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In my way – sung to Nory (Tuesday Weld) on the steps at the back of Rolph Braxton’s store (scene 51);


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Jenny Jenkins
The song was suggested for scene127 according to the script page 95. The original version of this song was recorded in the 50’s by Tom Glazer (Young Peoples Record 436)
Later on the song was replaced by Husky dusky day.


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Forget me never
The song was selected for scene 81 but cut from the movie.

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Lonely man
The song was selected for scene 116 according to the revised script dated 13 december 1960 (page 89).
Based on an audience preview the song was finally cut from the movie; however it’s included in the movie-trailer.

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Rejected songs:
For the millionth and the last time ; replaced by Forget me never in the movie and finally recorded in the studio (15 october 1961);

Just for old time sake; replaced by In my way in the movie and finally recorded in the studio (18 march 1962);

I have loved you in my fashion
The song was suggested for scene 51 according to the script page 46.
I don’t have other information.
Selected / recorded for this scene: In my way.

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By an internal memo dated 10 november 1961 Colonel Parker asked Jerry Wald (producer) and Philip Dunne (director) to change the title of the movie Wild in the country into Lonely man to promote records sales. Both refused to do because the title sounded too much like a "Western movie" in that way.
Based on an audience preview the song was finally cut from the movie.

The visitors of the preview got a list with questions to be mailed back.

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Original ending in the movie.


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In the original ending the movie character Irene committed suicide with success. As result of the preview (dated 27 january 1961) the ending of the movie was re-shoot early february 1961 where she survives the suicide.

Revised ending in the movie.
(Thanks to Ed A for additional information in a few posts).


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What happened to the opening post of this topic?

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Wild in the country - acetates

Here are the songs on the three 10-inch, 45 rpm, Radio Recorders red and white labeled acetates: (Each acetates says: Client: 20th Century Fox).

1) Lonely Man (solo), Take 4, Time: 1:56. Flip Side: Lonely Man (record version), Take 13, Time: 2:42.

2) In My Way (solo), Take 8, Time: 1:19 (Acetate is blank on the back).

3) Wild In The Country (record version), Take 19, Time: 1:50. Flip side is: Forget Me Never (solo), Take 3, Time: 1:35.

Here are the songs on the three 12-inch, 78 rpm, 20th Century Fox Corp. blue and white labeled acetates.

1) Lonely Man, PB2, DS-35, Presley & Guitar, Time: 2:00. Flip side is: Lonely Man, PB1, DS-34, Presley, Orch & Vocal Group, Time: 2:43.

2) I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell, PB6A, DS-30, Presley-Orch-Vocal Group (Lower Key, Time: 1:34. Same song on flip side, (Higher Key) 1:35.

3) Forget Me Never, PB5, DS-37, Presley & Two Guitars, Time 1:35 2/3. Flip side: In My Way, PB3, DS-36, Presley & Guitar, Time: 1:20.


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