March 11th in Elvis History

It's March eleventh, and on this day in 1964… Elvis Presley insisted on doing his own stunts while filming *Roustabout*—and it backfired. During a fight scene, Elvis was accidentally injured and required stitches above his eye. Fortunately, the production didn't miss a beat, since the movie had already shot a motorcycle crash sequence. The visible cut was simply chalked up to the scripted accident. Elvis may have taken a hit, but the show went on—with a little help from movie magic.