Elvis Television Schedule for January 2009

Elvis's Birthday is coming up again. If you are like me, and are going to be stuck at home for another Elvis birthday, you can still enjoy a little Elvis from the comfort of your own home. TCM is showing Elvis movies all day on the King's Birthday (January 8). There will also be other movies scattered throughout the month. Enjoy!

KING CREOLE (1958)

Directed by Michael Curtiz. Starring Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau. Black & white; 116 mins. TV-PG; Letterbox format.

A singer with a criminal past gets drawn back into the mob.

Thu Jan 8 7:30 AM TCM

G.I. BLUES (1960)

An American stationed in Germany bets that he can make an icy entertainer fall for him. Cast: Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, Robert Ivers Dir: Norman Taurog. C-104 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

Thu Jan 8 9:30 AM TCM

BLUE HAWAII (1961)

A Hawaiian playboy defies his possessive mother to take a job with a tourist agency. Cast: Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury Dir: Norman Taurog. C-101 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

Thu Jan 8 11:15 AM

GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! (1962)

A Hawaiian fisherman is torn between a sexy nightclub singer and a nice girl with a secret. Cast: Elvis Presley, Stella Stevens, Jeremy Slate Dir: Norman Taurog. C-99 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

Thu Jan 8 1:00 PM TCM

FUN IN ACAPULCO (1963)

A trapeze artist tries to use love to conquer his fear of heights. Cast: Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress, Elsa Cardenas Dir: Richard Thorpe. C-97 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

Thu Jan 8 2:45 PM TCM

ROUSTABOUT (1964)

A female carnival owner hires a hot-blooded young singer to save her touring show. Cast: Elvis Presley, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Freeman. Dir: John Rich. C-101 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

Thu Jan 8 4:30 PM TCM

ELVIS ON TOUR (1972)

Extensive concert footage highlights this documentary about the King's touring in the early '70s. Cast: Elvis Presley, James Burton, Glenn D. Hardin. Dir: Robert Abel, Pierre Aldridge. C-93 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

Thu Jan 8 6:15 PM TCM

VIVA LAS VEGAS (1964)

A race-car driver falls for a pretty swimming instructor who wants him to slow down his career. Cast: Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova. Dir: George Sidney. C-85 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

Fri Jan 23 3:30 AM TCM

Some of this information obtained from tvguide.com