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Harum Scarum

  • 19651965
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
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Elvis Presley and Mary Ann Mobley in Harum Scarum (1965)
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Play trailer2:06
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ComedyCrimeMusical
American singer Johnny Tyrone is enlisted by sinister forces to assassinate an Arab king whose daughter he has fallen in love with.American singer Johnny Tyrone is enlisted by sinister forces to assassinate an Arab king whose daughter he has fallen in love with.American singer Johnny Tyrone is enlisted by sinister forces to assassinate an Arab king whose daughter he has fallen in love with.
IMDb RATING
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1.8K
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    • Gene Nelson
    • Gerald Drayson Adams
  • Stars
    • Elvis Presley
    • Mary Ann Mobley
    • Fran Jeffries
    • Gene Nelson
    • Gerald Drayson Adams
  • Stars
    • Elvis Presley
    • Mary Ann Mobley
    • Fran Jeffries
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    • 46User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

    Harum Scarum
    Trailer 2:06
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    Elvis Presley in a publicity still for "Harum Scarum," MGM, 1965.
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    Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley
    • Johnny Tyronne
    Mary Ann Mobley
    Mary Ann Mobley
    • Princess Shalimar
    Fran Jeffries
    Fran Jeffries
    • Aishah
    Michael Ansara
    Michael Ansara
    • Prince Dragna
    Jay Novello
    Jay Novello
    • Zacha
    Phillip Reed
    Phillip Reed
    • King Toranshah
    • (as Philip Reed)
    Theodore Marcuse
    Theodore Marcuse
    • Sinan
    • (as Theo Marcuse)
    Billy Barty
    Billy Barty
    • Baba
    Dirk Harvey
    • Makar
    Jack Costanzo
    Jack Costanzo
    • Julna
    Larry Chance
    Larry Chance
    • Capt. Herat
    Barbara Werle
    Barbara Werle
    • Leilah
    Brenda Benet
    Brenda Benet
    • Emerald
    Gail Gilmore
    • Sapphire
    Wilda Taylor
    Wilda Taylor
    • Amethyst
    Vicki Malkin
    • Sari
    Ryck Rydon
    • Mustapha
    Richard Reeves
    Richard Reeves
    • Scarred Bedouin
      • Gene Nelson
      • Gerald Drayson Adams
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    • Trivia
      Listed among "The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made" in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's "The Official Razzie® Movie Guide."
    • Goofs
      In the climactic fight scene, set at night, the lighting changes from torchlit darkness to broad daylight, and back, several times.
    • Quotes

      Johnny Tyronne: [Referring to the children that Sinan threatens to kill if Johnny does not assassinate the King] How can I be sure they won't be harmed?

      Aishah: Assassinate King Toranshah and you have Sinan's promise that no harm will come to them. In over one thousand years, no leader of the assassins has ever violated a promise.

      Johnny Tyronne: Well it's nice to know you're doing business with such a reputable firm.

    • Crazy credits
      In the opening title, the drama mask seen directly below Leo the Lion in the MGM logo is replaced by a caricature of Elvis.
    • Connections
      Featured in This Is Elvis (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Harem Holiday
      (uncredited)

      Written by Peter Anders (as Peter Andreoli), Vini Poncia (as Vince Poncia Jr.) and Jimmie Crane

      Performed by Elvis Presley

    User reviews46

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    3/10
    Maybe Elvis needed Bob Hope
    Colonel Tom Parker who usually took great care in the movie properties acquired for Elvis Presley must have cringed with the lemon he got Elvis stuck in here. IMDb says that Colonel Tom thought that Harum Scarum might have needed a talking camel so that there would be no question this was a comedy. Obviously the Colonel had the Road to Morocco in mind. But I'll go one better. Elvis the singer may have needed a comedian along with him, like Bob Hope.

    Back when the Road to Morocco was made it was satirizing those sword and sandal desert epics that were popular back in the day. Usually those were about some mythical kingdom. We don't have mythical kingdoms any more, they're not in vogue in Hollywood. Poor Elvis was stuck in genre that was way out of date.

    Also I don't think anyone had any doubt that when they went to see the Road to Morocco they were seeing a comedy. The gags here just fall flat. Now I doubt Elvis could have gotten Bob Hope, but a comedian of Elvis's generation to co-star might have brought off the comedy, but only might have.

    Elvis is in good voice, but none of the songs from here are especially memorable. Certainly not like Jailhouse Rock or Blue Hawaii.

    Harum Scarum belongs at the bottom of Elvis's movie credits. Only devoted fans of the King will like this and maybe not even them.
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    • bkoganbing
    • Aug 22, 2005

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      • December 15, 1965 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Four Leaf Productions
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes

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