Harum Scarum( 1965)

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1001 Swingin' nights as ELVIS brings the Big Beat to Bagdad in a riotous, rockin' rollin' adventure spoof!!!

Overview

Johnny Tyronne, action movie star and ladies man, is traveling through the Middle East on a goodwill tour to promote his latest movie, "Sands of the Desert". Once he arrives, however, he is kidnapped by a gang of assassins who were so impressed with his on-screen adventures that they want to hire him to carry out an assassination for them.

Top Billed Cast

Elvis Presley
Johnny Tyronne
Mary Ann Mobley
Princess Shalimar
Fran Jeffries
Aishah
Michael Ansara
Ptince Dragna
Jay Novello
Zacha
Phillip Reed
King Toranshah
Theo Marcuse
Sinan
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
Vicki Malkin
Sari
Ryck Rydon
Mustapha
Richard Reeves
Scarred Bedouin
Joey Russo
Yussef

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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on Fri Nov 13 2020

_**Elvis goes to a hidden Middle Eastern kingdom to fight assassins**_ An American actor and martial arts expert (Presley) is kidnapped and forced by a sinister group of assassins to execute the king of a secret kingdom in the Middle East (Phillip Reed). During the course of events he falls in love with the King’s daughter (Mary Ann Mobley) and hooks up with an entertainment troupe that are thieves on the side. “Harum Scarum” (1965) was Elvis’ 19th movie of the 31 in his acting filmography. Many say it’s his worst, but it’s not. It’s a tuneful frolic and sendup of Middle Eastern swashb...