(1960) "Flaming Star"

FLAMING STAR

EDITED DECEMBER 19, 1960

WARNER BROS.

“ELVIS, HALF WHITE, HALF INDIAN, IN FLAMING STAR”

ELVIS PRESLEY as Pacer Burton

BARBARA EDEN as Roslyn Pierce

STEVE FORREST as Clint Burton

DOLORES DEL RIO as Neddy Burton

JOHN McINTIRE as Sam “Pa” Burton

L.Q. JONES as Tom Howard

DOUGLAS DICK as Will Howard

RICHARD JAECKEL as Angus Pierce

RODOLFO ACOSTA as Buffalo Horn

KARL SWENSON as Dred Pierce

FORD RAINEY as Doc Phillips

DON SIEGEL in the Direction

DAVID WEISBART on Production

CLAIR HUFFAKER (novel),

NUNNALLY JOHNSON, CASEY ROBINSON on Screenplay

CYRIL J. MOCKRIDGE in Music

CHARLES G. CLARKE in Photography

Genre: Western

Duration: 92 minutes

US premiere: December 20, 1960

Pacer, a role played by Elvis, is a mestizo boy, son of the Kiowa Indian Neddy, the second wife of rancher Sam Burton. Happiness within the Burton family is truncated when war breaks out in the territory between the whites and the Indians, which will cause a moral dilemma in the young Pacer since he must choose which side he will ally with.

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Based on the novel “Flaming Lance” by Clair Huffaker, this film is considered by some to be the best Elvis film, even though El Rey only performs one song in the film, apart from the theme song that can be heard in the opening credits. vain, the film is directed by the prestigious director Don Siegel and has the participation of great actors such as Barbara Eden, Steve Forrest or Dolores del Río. Elvis’s interpretation is more than remarkable, giving reason to those who saw in the singer a great talent as a dramatic actor. Unfortunately, the box office did not reach the expected income, which led to the assumption that fans preferred to see their idol perform many songs on the big screen.