Trivia / Jailhouse Rock

• Actor-Shared Background: Like Hunk, Mickey Shaughnessy first worked as a singer.
• Descended Creator: Though credited as the film's songwriter, Mike Stoller appeared as Vince's pianist.
• Posthumous Credit: Judy Tyler was killed in a car crash on July 3, 1957. The film was released a little over four months after her death.
• Uncredited Role:
  • Scotty Moore, Bill Black and D. J. Fontana have uncredited roles as Vince's bandmates.
  • William Forrest is uncredited for his appearance as the studio head.
• Working Title: During production, the film was originally titled The Hard Way and Jailhouse Kid.

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