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Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender

Romance · Music · Western · 1956

After the Civil War, Confederate soldiers Clint and Vance Reno steal a Union payroll, leading to conflict when the younger marries the woman his older brother loves.

Movie details

Love Me Tender

“Love him strong... Love him sweet... Love him tender!”

1956 Romance · Music · Western 1h 29m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

After the Civil War, Confederate soldiers Clint and Vance Reno steal a Union payroll, leading to conflict when the younger marries the woman his older brother loves.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert D. Webb

Written by

Robert Buckner · Maurice Geraghty

Richard Egan

Richard Egan

Vance Reno

Debra Paget

Debra Paget

Cathy Reno

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Clint Reno

Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

Mr. Siringo

William Campbell

William Campbell

Brett Reno

Neville Brand

Neville Brand

Mike Gavin

Mildred Dunnock

Mildred Dunnock

Martha Reno

Court is in session

Put Love Me Tender on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.