"After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star."
Elvis Presley
as Vince Everett
Judy Tyler
as Peggy Van Alden
Mickey Shaughnessy
as Hunk Houghton
Vaughn Taylor
as Mr. Shores (narrator)
Jennifer Holden
as Sherry Wilson
Dean Jones
as Teddy Talbot
Anne Neyland
as Laury Jackson
Percy Helton
as Sam Brewster (uncredited)
Tracey Morgan
as Girl in Booth (uncredited)
Scotty Moore
as Guitar Player (uncredited)
Bill Black
as Bass Player (uncredited)
Mike Stoller
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Allen Jaffe
as Convict (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Richard Thorpe
Director
Guy Trosper
Screenplay
Nedrick Young
Story
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
Jeff Alexander
Music Supervisor
Tom Parker
Technical Advisor
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Kathryn Hereford
Associate Producer
Robert J. Bronner
Director of Photography
Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Randall Duell
Art Direction
William A. Horning
F. Keogh Gleason
Set Decoration
Henry Grace
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
James Marchant
Production Manager
Robert E. Relyea
Assistant Director
Hank Moonjean
Wesley C. Miller
Sound
Original Music Composer