Everybody in the Whole Cell Block! Elvis in JAILHOUSE ROCK Screening at The Wildey Theater in Edwardsville Tuesday March 29th

“I can’t have my cell mate walkin’ around lookin’ like a bum. I got a reputation to live up to.”

Nothing’s more fun than The Wildey’s Tuesday Night Film Series.. Elvis Presley in JAILHOUSE ROCK (1957) will be on the big screen when it plays at The Wildey Theater in Edwardsville, IL (252 N Main St, Edwardsville, IL 62025) at 7:00pm Tuesday March 29th. Tickets are only $3  Tickets available starting at 3pm day of movie at Wildey Theatre ticket office.  Cash or check only. (cash, credit cards accepted for concessions)  Lobby opens at 6pm.

Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Everett takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label, and soon becomes an overnight sensation. But when he becomes a superstar, will his desire for fame and money cause him to forget the people who got him there?