# CNS415 - Elvis Presley "Roustabout" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin
Elvis Presley is rightly called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Not only was he a singing sensation, he was also a movie star! This coin highlights one of hit films Elvis starred in.
Mystic has permanently bonded a vibrant image of Elvis to this uncirculated US Half Dollar. The coin features an original photograph of Presley from his estate’s official archives along with an image of his signature. The coin is officially licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises.
Roustabout
Elvis filmed Roustabout in the spring of 1964. Based in a carnival setting, the film co-starred Hollywood legend Barbara Stanwyck. Elvis’ character, Charlie Rogers, joins Stanwyck’s carnival as a roustabout, falls in love with Cathy, another employee at the carnival. Charlie makes the faltering show profitable by singing to increasingly large crowds. A bad temper leads to trouble before true love, hard work, and great lyrics win out to earn Roustabout a 1964 Best Written American Musical nomination. The movie’s soundtrack album climbed to #1 on the Billboard Album Chart.
Several famous actors appeared in the film before they had reached star status. They include Dabbs Green (Reverend Robert Alden on Little House on the Prairie and Paul in The Green Mile), Jack Albertson (Chico and the Man and Kissin’ Cousins), Pat Buttram (Wild in the Country and peddler Eustace Haney on Green Acres), and Richard Kiel (Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, and Inspector Gadget).
Elvis Presley is rightly called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Not only was he a singing sensation, he was also a movie star! This coin highlights one of hit films Elvis starred in.
Mystic has permanently bonded a vibrant image of Elvis to this uncirculated US Half Dollar. The coin features an original photograph of Presley from his estate’s official archives along with an image of his signature. The coin is officially licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises.
Roustabout
Elvis filmed Roustabout in the spring of 1964. Based in a carnival setting, the film co-starred Hollywood legend Barbara Stanwyck. Elvis’ character, Charlie Rogers, joins Stanwyck’s carnival as a roustabout, falls in love with Cathy, another employee at the carnival. Charlie makes the faltering show profitable by singing to increasingly large crowds. A bad temper leads to trouble before true love, hard work, and great lyrics win out to earn Roustabout a 1964 Best Written American Musical nomination. The movie’s soundtrack album climbed to #1 on the Billboard Album Chart.
Several famous actors appeared in the film before they had reached star status. They include Dabbs Green (Reverend Robert Alden on Little House on the Prairie and Paul in The Green Mile), Jack Albertson (Chico and the Man and Kissin’ Cousins), Pat Buttram (Wild in the Country and peddler Eustace Haney on Green Acres), and Richard Kiel (Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, and Inspector Gadget).