New FTD - MAKING OF G.I. BLUES

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22-06-59 – first script - written by Edmund Beloin – Henry Garson – title Cafe Europa (112 pages)

14-07-59 - yellow pages - written by Edmund Beloin – Henry Garson – title Cafe Europa (76 pages)

21-07-59 - yellow pages - written by Edmund Beloin – Henry Garson – title Cafe Europa (114 pages)
Script(s)

14-10-59 – screenplay yellow pages with changes till 30 october 1959 written by Edmund Beloin – Henry Garson – title Cafe Europa (142 pages)

15-02-60 – fourth yellow script pages written by Edmund Beloin – Henry Garson (138 pages)

20-04-60 – final script with changes till 2 may 1960 (136 pages)

20-04-60 – final white script with changes till 23 may 1960 (136 pages)

00-05-60 - script changes with 70 pages

20-09-60 – dialogue script


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What's she really like – movie version
Sung in the shower with no musical accompaniment. This partial version lasted eighteen seconds.
According to the script dated 20 april 1960 (scene 36-37) no song (title) is mentioned there.

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Music from Rathskeller jukebox – movie version
Written by Joseph J Liley (1:57) – recorded on score (scene 40)


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Shoppin’ around – instrumental – movie version track ATD-1.
Played by the combo in the Rathskeller (scene 50)

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G.I. Blues – instrumental version – used over the opening credits and other spots in the movie.


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Besorgt blues – instrumental movie version
Written by Joseph J Lilley (1:25) – recorded on score - scene 58.

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Doin' the best I can – movie version track DTD-1
Sung in the Rathskeller Club. It was interrupted when a slightly typsy GI played "Blue Suede Shoes" on the jukebox (scene 63 thru 66).


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Blue suede shoes – movie version track PTD-1
Played on a jukebox in the Rathskeller Club by a disgruntled patron, interrupting "Doin' the best I can."
scene 65 thru 68


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Frankfort Special – movie version track HXTD-1
Sung on the train to Frankfort (scenes 123-127)

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instrumental movie version with: Lili’s Frankfurt dance (1:43) / Frankfurt special (0:26) / Lili’s Frankfurt dance (0:52)
Written by Joseph J Lilley – recorded on score (scene 139-142).


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Shoppin' around – movie version track BXTD-1
Sung in the Club Europa after first meeting Juliet Prowse scene 152-158.

What she really like – instrumental scene 152-158



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Tonight is so right for love – movie version track FTD-1
sung in a German nightclub “Bergkeller”. (scene 190-197).

In European prints of G. I. Blues substituted "Tonight's All Right for Love" for "Tonight Is So Right for Love" because of copyright reasons.

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Pocketful of rainbows – movie version track NXTD-1
1 – Rainbows – vorspiel (0:14);
2 – Pocketful of rainbows (0:14)
3 – Rainbows – vorspiel (0:14);
4 – Pocketful of rainbows (0:14)
5 – Rainbows – vorspiel (0:11);
6 – Pocketful of rainbows (2:35) - sung to Juliet Prowse while riding up a mountain in a cable car (scene 291).
Instrumental parts written by Joseph J. Lilley.

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instrumental movie version with: Lili’s dance (scene 305-309)


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Didja ever – movie version track CTD-1
Sung at an Armed Forces show (scene 394).

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In the first scripts Elvis’ character was callad Tulsa MacCauley. Before the production started the name was changed into Tulsa MacLean. On a few pages in the scripts the name wasn’t changed.
Example scene 378-388


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telegram sent by Colonel Parker


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Product information


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Synopsis


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Paramount Pictures soundstage pass on cardboard stock.
This Pass features the film G I Blues starring Elvis
These passes were printed each day in order to help studio personnel route items such as scripts, props, costumes etc to the proper production. Designed for ease of use to fit in one's shirt pocket.




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