Elvis Quits U.S. Army (1960)

Singer Elvis Presley walks down the steps of the bus which brought him to Frankfurt Air Base. His latest girlfriend 16 year old Priscilla Beaulieu walks behind him. Elvis being asked by an interviewer “Has two years of sobering army life altered your view of rock and roll?“. He thinks for a while then says “No it hasn’t changed my mind, because I was in tanks for a long time you see and they rock and roll quite a bit“. Check out our Playlist about Elvis Presley: 90,000 historic films, all SEARCHABLE on YouTube at: Join us on Facebook at: Tweet us @britishpathe FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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