NEED TO KNOW Barbara Eden is looking back on working with Elvis Presley in the 1960 film Flaming Star"I remember how good he was. Barbara Eden and Elvis Presley in 'Flaming Star'. 20th Century-Fox/GettyHowever, Eden notes that the movie "didn't make any money" when it was first released, partially because fans were upset that Presley didn’t have a singing role. "I just think people didn't recognize or appreciate what a fine actor he was, and a lovely, lovely man," Eden says. Eden spoke about her experience working with Presley in a 2022 Christmas Con panel, during which she said, "Elvis was a delight.