1963 Elvis Presley TLS to Paramount Pictures Re 'Blue Hawaii'
Typed letter signed to Paramount Pictures; December 22, 1963. Signed at the conclusion, "Elvis Presley" in black ballpoint. In very good condition, with two horizontal fold lines. The body of the letter reads as follows:
Gentlemen,
This will acknowledge my receipt this date from Paramount Pictures Corporation of one 16mm color print of the motion picture "Blue Hawaii" for which I rendered my services as an actor.
In consideration of you furnishing me with this print I agree that said print will be used by me only for my personal library purposes, will not be exhibited outside my home at any time unless I am personally present at such exhibition, and that the print will not be exhibited at any time whatsoever for any public exhibition or at any exhibition for which an admission charge is made.
Released in 1961, Blue Hawaii was one of Elvis’s most successful films, and the top top-grossing U.S. movie of the year, taking over $5 million. The film’s soundtrack was also a huge success, topping the Billboard Pop Albums chart for 20 weeks. The movie helped Elvis transition from rock ‘n’ roll rebel to a a family-friendly entertainer with wider appeal, and cemented his commercial viability in Hollywood.