Elvis Presley and Debra Paget, Love Me Tender
About Love Me Tender (1956):
“Originally, it had no songs. Elvis didn’t want to sing, but they wanted to cash in, so he did sing in the movie. I didn’t know Elvis was to do the picture until it was time to do the film. I was very shy, very quiet and very immature for my age. I was in my very early twenties but I was emotionally more like a 16-year-old. Elvis and I just sort of came together like a couple of children really. Following the film, he did ask me to marry him, but my parents objected to my getting married. I cared about Elvis, but being one not to disobey my parents, that did not take place. He was a precious, humble, lovely person. Elvis had a lot of talent; there was a lot of depth they never used.” ~ Debra Paget
Richard Egan, Debra Paget, and Elvis Presley
Love Me Tender (Amazon dvd link) also starred Richard Egan, Robert Middleton, William Campbell, Neville Brand, and Mildred Dunnock.