Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at his night club The Blue Shade. Danny refuses, but Fields won't take no for an answer.
King Creole has generally received positive reviews.
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King Creole was released in 1958 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 100 reviews, giving King Creole (1958) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 77%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with King Creole than critics were.
With a score of 72%, King Creole is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1958, which stands at 60%.
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