The film was originally advertised as "a faithful duplication of the genuine ""Hold Ups"" made famous by various outlaw bands in the far West.His first appearance onThe Ed Sullivan Showwas on September 9, 1956.The singer broke into films and made a total of thirty-one feature films in his career from the mid-50""s to 1970.From behind, Han blasted the droid and it exploded into many pieces, possibly from an additional self-destruct mechanism.It was the high-point of the Hollywood musical.[Note: In 1978, the film""s status as the most successful musical was finally surpassed byGrease (1978).