Elvis delivers one of his finest performances -- you can tell he means business, as there are only two songs and he’s completed both of them before the film is even six minutes old.

A treasure trove of content for Presleyologists who interpret Elvis as a repository and reflector of America's conflicted and evolving attitudes toward youth, class, race and sex.

The filmmaking may be a little ramshackle, but it's sensitive, and the performances are soulful.

...proves that Elvis didn't just get lucky with his first performance; the boy could actually act.