Harem Girl (1952)

Director:

Edward Bernds

Writers:

Edward Bernds (story)
Edward Bernds (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 January 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

SEE THAT HOURI FROM MISSOURI shaking down those sheiks! (original lobby card)

Plot:

A wise-cracking, uninhibited American girl, Susie Perkins, is hired as a secretary/companion to Princess Shareen...

Plot Keywords:

Princess | Sheik | Desert | French Foreign Legion | Uninhibited

Cast

Joan Davis	...	Susie Perkins
Peggie Castle	...	Princess Shareen
Arthur Blake	...	Abdul Nassib
Paul Marion	...	Majeed
Donald Randolph	...	Jamal
Henry Brandon	...	Hassan Ali
Minerva Urecal	...	Aniseh
Peter Mamakos	...	Sarab
John Dehner	...	Khalil

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Filming Locations:

Sewage Disposal Plant, El Segundo, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Quotes:

[last lines]
Susie Perkins: You take foreigners in your legion?
Captain LeBlanc: [with heavy French accent] Certainly! That is why we are so called the Foreign Legion, the great legion of adventure. The finest men fight beneath our flag.
Susie Perkins: Good. I'll join. Where do I sign?
Captain LeBlanc: But mademoiselle, the Foreign Legion is for *men*!
Susie Perkins: So am I, brother! *So an I*! Fall in, boys, you've got yourselves a new yard bird.

Joan goes wild

Funny flick of Joan Davis going to the middle east with exotic princess and then subbing for her in marriage deal with unpleasant sheik. Lots of horseplay and comedy scenes. Joan is quite a comedienne and makes the most of her story. Peggy Castle makes a lovely princess,the rest of the B-cast does well. It has a nice set design from Columbia Pictures. The writers and director were three stooges veterans so the comedy is a sure thing. I especially liked hilarious scene where Joan tries to be dancing girl and end up making a mess as usual. The other funny scene involves Joan in a deserted tomb with rumors of a ghostly presence. I would highly recommend this film and wish more of these type of films made it to DVD.