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Overview

User Rating:
4.5/10   528 votes
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Director:

Gene Nelson

Writer:

Gerald Drayson Adams (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

24 November 1965 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Musical more

Tagline:

THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROMANCE AND SONG! more

Plot:

American singer Johnny Tyrone is enlisted by sinister forces to assassinate an Arab king whose daughter he has fallen in love with. full summary | add synopsis

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(2 articles)

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Ten Reasons Why Elvis Presley is Overrated
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User Comments:

Not bad, despite the hokum ** more (27 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Elvis Presley ... Johnny Tyronne

Mary Ann Mobley ... Princess Shalimar
Fran Jeffries ... Aishah
Michael Ansara ... Prince Dragna
Jay Novello ... Zacha
Phillip Reed ... King Toranshah (as Philip Reed)
Theodore Marcuse ... Sinan (as Theo Marcuse)

Billy Barty ... Baba
Dirk Harvey ... Makar
Jack Costanzo ... Julna
Larry Chance ... Capt. Herat
Barbara Werle ... Leilah
Brenda Benet ... Emerald
Gail Gilmore ... Sapphire
Wilda Taylor ... Amethyst
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Harem Holiday
Harem Scarum (USA) (working title)
In My Harem (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:11 | USA:Approved (PCA #20983)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Opening weekend position in Variety's list was 11th. more

Goofs:

Continuity: In the climactic fight scene (set at night), the lighting shifts back and forth several times between torchlit darkness and broad daylight. more

Quotes:

Johnny Tyronne: I'm inclined to believe you. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in Elvis in the Movies (1990) more

Soundtrack:

GO EAST YOUNG MAN more


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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Not bad, despite the hokum **, 17 August 2004
5/10
Author: JoeKarlosi from U.S.A.

It's very easy to dismiss an Elvis flick with a goofy title like HARUM SCARUM just by hearing it. But I was actually rather surprised by this colorful and unconventional Presley romp. It turned out pretty good for a Presley knock-off, despite the hokum.

Taking Elvis into the odd world of the Middle East is in itself a fresh change of space considering the formulaic nature of his films. It's not high art by any stretch of the imagination, but it's fun. And leading ladies Mary Ann Mobley and Fran Jeffries are gorgeous to behold.

None of the songs are very strong, but there are plenty of them to go around this time.

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