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On Tour
1972 film taken from a video source.
The film begins very
excitingly with Elvis singing Johnny B. Goode over the credits and this
opening sequence is the best in any Elvis film using the multiple image
effect. Elvis is filmed arriving at the auditoriums, waiting nervously
backstage and then appearing on stage to rapturous welcomes.
The multiple image effect is used to great effect throughout the whole
film. Part of several concerts are shown, interspersed with rare footage
of the first Ed Sullivan Show, Army induction, Elvis in his gold suit
and other clips and stills.,
Elvis is seen recording Separate Ways in the studio as well as being
driven to and from concerts, running the gauntlet of his fans as he
enters and exits hotels and concert halls.
In between shots of Elvis singing and kissing his fans, many kissing
scenes from previous MGM movies are edited in and this makes for a very
entertaining segment.
On Tour is a marvellous film capturing Elvis doing what he did best,
singing for his fans. Like That's The Way It Is it will always be a
cherished, favourite movie and a fitting memorial to the king. |
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1977 CBS TV Special
Original CBS broadcasted version
The 1977 TV special was
filmed at two performances in June 1977, one at the Omaha Civic
Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska on the 19th and the other at the Rushmore
Civic Centre in Rapid City, South Dakota on the 21st.
On October 3rd, several weeks after Elvis's death, the show was aired by
the CBS Network. The one UK screening, to date, took place in June 1978.
Reviews of the Special have generally been unkind; mostly due to
Elvis's obviously failing health at the time, but it remains an
important historical account of his final days as a performer. |
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