Elvis was devastated by his young co-star’s sudden death ‘Nothing hurts me more’ | Films | Entertainment
One of Elvis Presley’s most famous movies has to be 1957’s Jailhouse Rock, which is on BBC Two today.
The film saw The King play Vince Everett, who was sentenced to prison for manslaughter before rising to fame as a musician.
His co-star was Judy Tyler, who played Peggy Van Alden, a music promoter who eventually becomes his lover.
Tragically, she died on July 3, 1957, several months before the movie premiered.
Shortly after wrapping on Jailhouse Rock, the 24-year-old and her second husband…