Blue Hawaii was obviously a partial remake of Paramount's 1937 Bing Crosby movie Waikiki Wedding, with Elvis toning down his more raucous style to channel his inner Bing and do more crooning in order to attract a wider audience, it seemed to have worked, and I must say I prefer the crooning Presley to the screeching one!
He went on to a string of similar style films throughout the 1960's before his movie career petered out and he finished up doing Las Vegas concerts for the remainder of his short life!
He went on to a string of similar style films throughout the 1960's before his movie career petered out and he finished up doing Las Vegas concerts for the remainder of his short life!