Elvis in Flaming Star

Flaming StarFlaming Star is a 1960 western film starring Elvis Presley, based on the book Flaming Lance (1958) by Clair Huffaker. A dramatic role, it is said that Elvis Presley gave one of his best acting performances as the half-breed "Pacer Burton." The film's working title was Black Star. It was directed by Don Siegel.

Plot

Elvis Presley plays Pacer Burton, the son of a Kiowa mother and a Texas rancher father. Along with his half-brother, Clint, the four of them live a typical life on the Texas frontier. Life soon becomes anything but typical when a nearby tribe of Kiowa begin raiding neighboring homesteads. Pacer soon finds himself caught between the two worlds, part of both but belonging to neither.Comment:  I haven't seen this movie. But judging by the poster, Elvis must've been a singing half-breed. <g>

For a detailed look at this movie, see Flaming Star--20th Century Fox 1960. For more on the subject, see The Best Indian Movies.