Blue Hawaii
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Nov 4, 2026
Michael SorensenHOST
Ultimately, neither of these films really achieved their promise, but it was clear Elvis had ambition.
Michael SorensenHOST
But then came Blue Hawaii.
Michael SorensenHOST
The soundtrack went to number one and sold over 1.5 million copies, which was five times the sales of his previous solo album.
Michael SorensenHOST
For Elvis's manager, the Colonel, the lesson was obvious.
Kate WestworthHOST
She returned to the movies as a freelance actress in 1954, and although only 29 years old, was cast in older maternal roles in most of her movies.
Kate WestworthHOST
She acted in 1958's The Long Hot Summer and The Reluctant Deputant, two wildly successful movies, and continued this streak of successful vehicles with 1959's Summer of the 17th, 1960's A Breath of Scandal, and 1961's Blue Hawaii, in which she played the mother of none other than Elvis Presley, despite being only 10 years her senior.
Kate WestworthHOST
She received critical acclaim for many of her supporting roles in the following movies.
Kate WestworthHOST
1960's The Dog at the Top of the Stairs, 1962's All Fall Down and A Majurian Candidate, 1964's Dear Heart, 1965's Harlow and The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders, and 1966's Mr. Budwing.
ZeusHOST
That's right.
ZeusHOST
That's not Blue Hawaii, the Elvis movie, right? Yeah.
Ron AlbaneseGUEST
That's out of the frying pan into the podcast.
Ron AlbaneseGUEST
There you go.
BettyHOST
Aloha.
BettyHOST
I'll never be able to watch Blue Hawaii in the same way again.
BettyHOST
So sweet.
BettyHOST
And I love the kind of idea that she says earlier on that she couldn't sing the song because she couldn't see her dad.
Chad R. MartinGUEST
Okay.
Chad R. MartinGUEST
So she's like, I want to call him Chad from Elvis's name in Blue Hawaii, which is her favorite Elvis movie was Blue Hawaii.
Jesse JacksonHOST
Okay.
Chad R. MartinGUEST
And my dad's like, that's fine.
Robb SpewakHOST
And then I can't even describe it because it's almost more fitted and conservative.
Robb SpewakHOST
But the Hawaiian shirt that Elvis wore in Blue Hawaii is also a very nice Hawaiian shirt.
Robb SpewakHOST
Trivia for you.
Robb SpewakHOST
Elvis's mother in Blue Hawaii was played by Angela Lansbury.
Robb SpewakHOST
And in real life, they're only like five years apart in age.
Josh SrokaHOST
That's no surprise.
Robb SpewakHOST
And then I can't even describe it because it's almost more fitted and conservative.
Robb SpewakHOST
But the Hawaiian shirt that Elvis wore in Blue Hawaii is also a very nice Hawaiian shirt.
Robb SpewakHOST
Trivia for you.
Robb SpewakHOST
Elvis's mother in Blue Hawaii was played by Angela Lansbury.
Robb SpewakHOST
And in real life, they're only like five years apart in age.
Josh SrokaHOST
That's no surprise.
Chad R. MartinGUEST
Okay.
Chad R. MartinGUEST
So she's like, I want to call him Chad from Elvis's name in Blue Hawaii, which is her favorite Elvis movie was Blue Hawaii.
Jesse JacksonHOST
Okay.
Chad R. MartinGUEST
And my dad's like, that's fine.
Andrew McLarenHOST
Yeah,
Kevin TraskPANELIST
well, Blue Hawaii came out.
Kevin TraskPANELIST
Now, while Elvis was in Honolulu, he did a concert, a benefit concert for the USS Arizona.
Kevin TraskPANELIST
They built a bit of a memorial there, and he did some shows.
Andrew McLarenHOST
Yeah,
Kevin TraskPANELIST
well, Blue Hawaii came out.
Kevin TraskPANELIST
Now, while Elvis was in Honolulu, he did a concert, a benefit concert for the USS Arizona.
Kevin TraskPANELIST
They built a memorial there and he did some shows.
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