..cigarettes and medicated sherry and books my mother won""t allow me to read.A whole secret life hidden up here behind a locked door.With a wild look from her eyes, she flips before him he pages of a scrapbook or old photo album that chronicles her past when she was young - and in love:You know, you really should read it.She had a secret interest in racing bikes - while wearing a skin-tight black leather outfit, and often sneaking out at night to compete.Next came this MGM debut filmJailhouse Rock (1957),followed by director Michael Curtiz""King Creole (1958)in a role as a New Orleans teen rebel (acclaimed as one of his best acting roles, his third and last B/W film and his own favorite) before the decade ended.The picture""s main tagline described its epic scale:A picture of proud people.A love story.A cavalcade - A conflict of creeds - A personal drama of strong longings -- A big story of big things and big feelings.