Editing Jailhouse Rock (film) (section)

==Cast==
* [[Elvis Presley]] as Vince Everett, an ex-con who becomes a singing star.{{sfn|Templeton|Craig|2002|pp=15–6}} Producer [[Pandro S. Berman]]'s wife convinced him to make a film with Presley in the leading role. Presley's manager, [[Colonel Tom Parker]], was only interested in the film's score and the rights to record sales and publishing royalties,{{sfn|Dundy|2004|pp=286–87}}{{sfn|Goldman|1981|p=237}} and Presley was paid $250,000 and 50% of the film's royalties.{{sfn|Cotten|1985|p=129}}
* [[Judy Tyler]] as Peggy Van Alden, a music promoter who helps Vince build his career and becomes his lover.{{sfn|Templeton|Craig|2002|pp=15–6}} Tyler was previously known for her part as Princess Summerfall Winterspring on the television show ''[[Howdy Doody#Actors|Howdy Doody]]'' and as Suzy in the Broadway musical ''[[Pipe Dream (musical)|Pipe Dream]]'' (1955).{{sfn|Glut|Harmon|1975|p=47}}{{sfn|St. Joseph|1957}} Tyler took a three-month leave of absence from ''Howdy Doody'' to shoot the film. Tyler and her husband were killed in a car crash on July 3, just days after production was completed and before its premiere.{{sfn|Glut|Harmon|1975|p=47}} Presley was so devastated that he refused to watch the film.
* [[Mickey Shaughnessy]] as Hunk Houghton, Vince's cellmate and a former country singer. He teaches Vince the guitar and later becomes Vince's assistant.{{sfn|Templeton|Craig|2002|pp=15–6}} Shaughnessy was known as Leva in ''[[From Here to Eternity]]'' (1953).{{sfn|Garner|Mrotek|1999|p=11}} He was also a comedian, and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that Shaughnessy had performed a 45-minute routine deriding Presley sometime before the film was made. [[Elaine Dundy]], author of the book ''[[Elvis and Gladys]]'' (1985), considered his selection an "odd choice" and the result of Berman's lack of involvement with casting.{{sfn|Dundy|2004|p=286}}
* [[Vaughn Taylor (actor)|Vaughn Taylor]] as Mr. Shores, an attorney whom Vince and Peggy hire to manage Vince's financial affairs.{{sfn|TCM}}
* [[William Forrest (actor)|William Forrest]] as the studio head (uncredited)
* [[Jennifer Holden]] as starlet Sherry Wilson.{{sfn|Dickinson|2008|p=63}} The film was Holden's debut; after auditioning for the role at MGM in May 1956, she was selected immediately. She studied drama with [[Lillian Roth]] and had previously appeared on stage.{{sfn|Worth|Tamerius|1992|p=229}}
* [[Dean Jones (actor)|Dean Jones]] as disc jockey Teddy Talbot. Jones was formerly a blues singer, and he was coached for the role by disc jockeys Ira Cooke and [[Dewey Phillips]].{{sfn|Worth|Tamerius|1992|p=230}} Jones went on to star in a string of [[Walt Disney Productions|Walt Disney]] films.
* Anne Neyland as Laury Jackson
* "Jailhouse Rock" cowriter Mike Stoller (of the [[Leiber and Stoller]] songwriting partnership) and Presley's regular band during that period—[[Scotty Moore]], [[Bill Black]] and [[D. J. Fontana]]—appear as Vince's band throughout the film, though uncredited.{{sfn|Collins|2005|p=88}}