January 16, 1957, Agreement signed by Elvis Presley instructing Paramount Studios to deliver all payments for his work in Loving You to William Morris Agency;
January 17, 1957, Agreement signed by Elvis Presley, Colonel Thomas Parker, Hal Wallis and Joseph Hazen. The agreement covers a $25,000 bonus for Elvis "arranging for the cooperation of Colonel Thomas Parker or his assistant, at our Studios, during the period of rendition of your services in our motion picture photoplay tentatively entitle LOVING YOU." An absolutely classic Colonel move to continually secure additional funds for Elvis (and himself) during a movie production;
March 8, 1957, Agreement signed by Elvis Presley, Colonel Thomas Parker and Hal Wallis. The agreement reiterates the above agreement for the $25,000 bonus; and
August 7, 1957, Two-Page Letter from Paramount Producer Joseph Hazen to Colonel Thomas A. Parker. This tersely-worded missive reads as a point-by-point response to a letter that had been sent to Hazen from Parker a week earlier on July 31. Only thinly veiling his irritation with Parker's opinions, and perhaps even panic about the performance of Loving You in theaters during its first month, Hazen brusquely clarifies what the expectations were for the film. It's quite clear that Hazen is trying to put the Hollywood novice in his place when he addresses Parker's claim that the gross for the film was predicted to be $4 million. He emphatically states that "firstly; I have never heard the figure of $4,000,000 mentioned by anyone in connection with 'Loving You,' and, secondly; it will not do anything like that figure, and, thirdly; for your information only, the gentleman in charge of estimating grosses of all of Paramount's releases has been using the figure of $2,500,000... that is the figure that people whose sole business it is to estimate grosses have come up with."
Perhaps more interestingly, though, is the following paragraph that details Paramount's vision for the film career of Elvis Presley. After Hazen clarifies another point about Elvis singing in his films (that he WILL continue to sing in his films!), he expresses his view that Elvis' "dramatic abilities and talents should be carefully and steadily developed so that eventually when he reaches the stage which, for example, was reached by Crosby, or as is the case with Sinatra, he can do strong dramatic parts as well as sing. His dramatic development, of course, depends on his ability, the opportunity of vehicles being available to him, and also the public's acceptance of him in that capacity." Colonel Parker eventually had the last laugh on both main points extolled by Hazen in the letter. Firstly; the film grossed $3.7 million in 1957, and secondly; while Paramount's next film with Presley, King Creole, was a clear step down the path that Hazen envisioned for the young singer's film career, the tenor and style of the remainder of Elvis' filmography, as we know, was dictated by Colonel Parker's vision (or lack thereof).
The group is accompanied by the original COA from the 1999 Graceland Archives Auction, as well as the 2016 Graceland Authenticated LOA. Additionally, each of the three Elvis signed documents is accompanied by an LOA from Beckett Authentic. Well-preserved, STUNNING Near Mint to Mint condition with only expected handling wear.