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Kissin' Cousins

Kissin' Cousins

ELViS feudin' ELViS lovin' ELViS swingin'....as he joins his mountain kinfolk for a hey, hey, hayride to good ol' mountain music!

19644.61h 36m

Overview

An Army officer returns to the Smoky Mountains and tries to convince his kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land. Once he gets there, he discovers he has a look-alike cousin.

Directed by Gene Nelson
Written by Gerald Drayson Adams, Gene Nelson
Produced by Sam Katzman
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Top Cast

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Josh Morgan / Jodie Tatum

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Pappy Tatum

Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Ma Tatum

Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson

Captain Robert Salbo

Pamela Austin

Pamela Austin

Selena Tatum

Cynthia Pepper

Cynthia Pepper

Midge

Yvonne Craig

Yvonne Craig

Azalea Tatum

Donald Woods

Donald Woods

General Alvin Donford

Tommy Farrell

Tommy Farrell

Master Sgt. William George Bailey

Beverly Powers

Beverly Powers

Trudy

Themes & Keywords

armysmoky mountainsmetrocolor

About Kissin' Cousins

Kissin' Cousins is a comedy, music, romance film released in 1964 exploring themes of army, smoky mountains, metrocolor. Directed by Gene Nelson, it stars Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Glenda Farrell. An Army officer returns to the Smoky Mountains and tries to convince his kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land. Once he gets there, he discovers he has a look-alike cousin.

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