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Kissin' Cousins

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4.7/10 • 37

1964-03-061h 36m

ComedyMusicRomance

ELViS feudin' ELViS lovin' ELViS swingin'....as he joins his mountain kinfolk for a hey, hey, hayride to good ol' mountain music!

An Army officer returns to the Smoky Mountains and tries to convince his kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land. Once he gets there, he discovers he has a look-alike cousin.

Directors
Gene Nelson
Editors
Ben Lewis

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Elvis Presley

    Elvis Presley

    Josh Morgan / Jodie Tatum

  2. Arthur O'Connell

    Arthur O'Connell

    Pappy Tatum

  3. Glenda Farrell

    Glenda Farrell

    Ma Tatum

  4. Jack Albertson

    Jack Albertson

    Captain Robert Salbo

  5. Pamela Austin

    Pamela Austin

    Selena Tatum

  6. Cynthia Pepper

    Cynthia Pepper

    Midge

  7. Yvonne Craig

    Yvonne Craig

    Azalea Tatum

  8. Donald Woods

    Donald Woods

    General Alvin Donford

  9. Tommy Farrell

    Tommy Farrell

    Master Sgt. William George Bailey

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Wuchak

Nov 16, 2020

4/10

Silly Elvis backwoods farce with Yvonne Craig and other curvy cuties An Army lieutenant (Presley) is assigned to the Smokey Mountains to talk a family of hilljacks into allowing the Army to build a missile site on their mountain. Yvonne Craig plays one of the daughters of the owner of the private mountain. "Kissin' Cousins" (1964) was Elvis’ 15th movie of the 31 in his acting filmography. While easily one of the least of his movies, this is a fun tuneful frolic in them thar hills highlighted by Craig and a few peripheral beauties, like voluptuous Beverly Powers as Trudy, the main ‘Kittyhawk’ girl. It's obviously not shot in the East, but rather the wilds of Southern California, which was typical, e.g. "Kid Galahad" (1962). What's notable about this movie is that Presley plays a dual role, the officer Josh Morgan and the light-haired hillrod Jodie Tatum. "Kissin' Cousins" is essentially the early 60's precursor to 1993's "The Beverly Hillbillies." It’s eye-rolling and can be tedious if you’re not in the right mode. The movie is overlong at 1 hour, 36 minutes. It was shot at Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California. GRADE: C/C-

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
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