Lucky Jackson arrives in Las Vegas with his car literally in tow ready for the first Grand Prix — once he has the money for an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he'll lose both race and girl, problems complicated by rivalry from womanizing fellow racer Elmo Mancini.

Elvis Presley
as Lucky Jackson

Ann-Margret
as Rusty Martin

Cesare Danova
as Count Elmo Mancini

William Demarest
as Mr. Martin

Nicky Blair
as Shorty Fansworth

Robert Aiken
as Driver (uncredited)

Don Anderson
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Larry Barton
as Son of the Lone Star State (uncredited)

Toni Basil
as Dancer (uncredited)

Herman Boden
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
John Chard
Viva the King and Annie. Elvis Presley movies, by and large, aren't very good. Thirty one feature length pictures he made, of which arguably only half a dozen are jointly watchable and entertaining. But even the stinkers have fans, and not just fans of the King in general, also cinema fans happy ...
DanDare
Most Elvis movies were the product of a conveyor belt. Quickly written and produced and Elvis was not stretched as an actor or singer. Viva Las Vegas does not stretch this formula but is fun, thanks in part due to the chemistry between Elvis and Ann Margret. Elvis plays race car driver Lucky J...