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Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.
Lock Martin
- Bobo
- (as J. Lockard Martin)
Eddie Abdo
- Native
- (uncredited)
Ed Agresti
- Native in Café
- (uncredited)
Eric Alden
- Guard
- (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
- Executioner
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Ames
- Overlord
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLou Costello, as he did in virtually all the films he appeared in, makes a reference to his home town of Paterson, New Jersey.
- GoofsWhen Harvey shoots the rifle after the barrel was bent by the candle, there was only one hole in his pith helmet. There should have been two, one for the bullet's entrance and one for its exit.
- Quotes
The Derelict: Pokomoko! Slowly I turn, step by step...
- ConnectionsFeatured in Twenty Years After (1944)
- SoundtracksWhat Does It Take
(1944) (uncredited)
Music by Gene de Paul
Lyrics by Don Raye
Played by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra in the cafe and sung by Marilyn Maxwell
Featured review
Abbott & Costello Meet An MGM Musical with Jimmy Dorsey
Lost In A Harem is one of the best Abbott & Costello films for 3 reasons: One, unlike most of their films in the 1940s which were produced at Universal Studios (and available on DVD in a Universal set), this one was done at MGM with that studios usual higher production standards, including a few spectacular musical numbers. Two, it is one of only about a dozen filmed appearances of big band great Jimmmy Dorsey, who performs, with his band, a number called John Silver ("15 men on a dead man's chest") which I haven't found elsewhere, and a few other songs. Three, the "Pokomoko" routine ("Slowwwwly I turned, step by step I crept upon him . . .") is done to perfection by A&C with Murray Leonard as the Derelict, which I've always remembered as one of my favorite A&C routines since I was ten years old. Furthermore, there's a real live giant (Lock Martin), full costumes and exotic sets as you would expect from MGM, a magic skit by A&C, hypnotism, a fine performance from Douglas Dumbrille as the bad guy, and more good music. I would rate it below Abott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, In The Navy, In Society, The Naughty Nineties, and perhaps 3 or 4 others, but definitely in their top ten or twelve. But since it's not in the Universal set, it's not available on DVD anywhere.
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- Also known as
- Harem Scare 'Em
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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