Roustabout (1964) on Netflix
A parking lot brawl costs Charlie Rogers his job. He takes work with Maggie Morgan's struggling carnival, and his singing draws crowds while his interest in Cathy Lean angers her father Joe.
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Plot summary
Singer Charlie Rogers performs at a busy California restaurant, where cheering female students in the audience turn their male companions jealous and angry. A parking lot brawl follows the show, and Charlie is fired and arrested by the police. After a night in jail, he takes to the road on his motorcycle and meets Cathy Lean, riding with her father Joe and their employer, Maggie Morgan. When Charlie tries to be friendly with Cathy, Joe runs him off the road; the motorcycle crashes into a fence. Maggie gives him a bed and a job with her traveling carnival while the motorcycle is repaired.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Roustabout (1964)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The Roustabout soundtrack became Elvis Presley's final No. 1 soundtrack album and his last chart-topping album until 1969's From Elvis in Memphis, which topped the charts in the UK.
