The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself, rather than his father's money.
Acting
Elvis's reluctant charm in full beach mode
Cinematography
Techniscope Florida locations are genuinely gorgeous
Costume
Peak Elvis leisurewear — the pink shirt alone
Director
Arthur H. Nadel
Elvis Presley
Scott Hayward / 'Tom Wilson'
Shelley Fabares
Dianne Carter
Will Hutchins
Tom Wilson / 'Scott Heyward'
Bill Bixby
James J. Jamison III
Gary Merrill
Sam Burton
James Gregory
Duster Heyward
Suzie Kaye
Sally
Harold Peary
Doorman at Shores Hotel
Marj Dusay
Waitress
Jack Good
Hathaway
Angelique Pettyjohn
Gloria
Wallace Earl
Ellie (as Amanda Harley)
Sue England
Cigarette Girl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Elvis reportedly hated this role, finding the rich-guy premise too close to his actual trapped-by-fame life.
Shot in Techniscope, a cheap widescreen process that gave beach movies their distinctive grainy, sun-bleached look.
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