Harum Scarum

  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Music
  • Romance
12/15/1965
85
NR

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

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.

Director:
Revenue:
$3,100,000
Budget:
$2,400,000

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  • Wuchak

    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 Kings 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 its his worst, but its not. Its a tuneful frolic and sendup of Middle Eastern swashbucklers, like Sinbad or even Conan, but more amusing, cheaper and without the sorcery & monsters. Youre supposed to roll with it and have fun, not take it s...

    November 13, 2020

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