Stay Away, Joe is a 1968 American comedy western film with musical interludes, set in modern times and starring Elvis Presley, Burgess Meredith, Katy Jurado and Joan Blondell. Directed by Peter Tewksbury, the film is based on the 1953 satirical farce novel of the same name by Dan Cushman. The film reached number 65 on the Variety weekly national box office chart in 1968.
Theatrical release poster by Robert McGinnis
Oliver Burgess Meredith was an American actor and filmmaker whose career encompassed radio, theater, film, and television.
Meredith in a publicity photo (1954)
In The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1951)
Meredith in Second Chorus
Meredith as Henry Bemis in The Twilight Zone episode, "Time Enough at Last"