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The cast for Elvis's twenty-sixth film "Stay Away Joe"
was anchored by several longtime actors including Burgess M
Character actress Anne Seymour played the Light cloud
family's much anticipated guest Mrs. Hawkins. Ms. Seymour was
a part of the seventh generation of actors in a theatrical family
that began acting in Ireland in 1740. Her two older brothers
were writer James Seymour and actor John Seymour. After making
her Broadway debut in 1928, she became a radio heroine playing "Mary
Marlin" and other such roles in radio dramas of the day. She
made her film debut in the 1949 release "All The King's Men."
She was on the boards of both the SAG and AFTRA acting unions.
Young Quentin Dean played Mamie Callahan. She
had debuted in the 1967 film "In The Heat of The Night," winning a
Golden Globe nomination for her supporting role. Her career
included three movies in 1968 including her role in "Stay Away Joe"
as well as a handful of TV guest appearances.
Her acting credits end in 1969 and no further
information is known at this time.
Susan Trustman made her movie debut in "Stay Away,
Joe" playing bank teller Mary Light cloud.
She went on the have a regular role as Pat Matthews
on the daytime TV drama "Another World."
Dick Wilson played the befuddled car salesman stuck
with Joe Lightcloud's horse as trade-in for a shiny convertible. He
had many roles on TV and became a familiar face on shows such as
"Hogan's Heroes," "Bewitched," "Ben Casey,"
"Checkmate" and "Maverick."
However, Americans might remember him best as "Mr.
Whipple" in Charmin tissue commercials -
a role he had for 25 years.
Elvis's film "Stay Away Joe" was filmed in the
Arizona town of Sedona and it was one of the rare times that Elvis's
wife Priscilla and the wives of his entourage attended a location
shoot. They left Memphis on October 26, 1967. Meanwhile, back
home, Elvis's interest in horse ranching was losing its luster and
there was an auction held at Elvis's Circle G Ranch on November 4,
1967 to dispose of the equipment that was no longer needed.
Location filming for "Stay Away, Joe" continued until
November 22, 1967 when the production company moved back to the
studio to finish the production. The movie wrapped on November
27, 1967 with a lunch Elvis had catered for the cast and crew.
Elvis entourage members Joe Esposito and Charlie Hodge each had
small roles. After Elvis was released from the movie, Joe,
Charlie and fellow entourage member Marvin "Gee Gee" Gambill went to
Las Vegas to vacation before returning to Memphis.
"Stay Away, Joe" opened nationally on March 8, 1968
and was #65 in ranking on Variety's
list of money-making movies for 1968. |
