Elvis loved movies. He had worked as an usher in his teenage years, idolising the likes of Tony Curtis and dreaming of being on the big screen himself one day. After he rocketed to fame in 1955, he was mobbed everywhere he went, so he would hire entire movie theatres for late night screenings where he and his friends (and girlfriends) could sit back and relax in peace.

He also became one of the biggest box office stars…