Harum Scarum (film)
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| Directed by | Gene Nelson |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Screenplay by | Gerald Drayson Adams |
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| Music by | Fred Karger |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman Jr. |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
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Four-Leaf Productions
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time
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85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,400,000 |
| Box office | $3,100,000 (rentals) |
Harum Scarum is a 1965 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley, which was shot on the original Cecil B. DeMille set from the film The King of Kings with additional footage shot on location at the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Calif. Some of the film was based on Rudolph Valentino's The Sheik released in 1921. The film reached #11 on the Variety national weekly box office chart, earned $2 million at the box office, and finished #40 on the year end list of the top-grossing films of 1965. The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made. The film was released in Europe as Harem Holiday.
American movie star Johnny Tyrone goes to the Middle East to premiere his new picture. He is seduced by the lovely Aishah, then kidnapped by a man who wants Johnny to help him kill the king.
Johnny encounters a slave girl, Shalimar, who turns out to actually be the king's daughter. When he helps restore order to the government, Johnny and his new royal bride honeymoon in Las Vegas, along with a few of her dancing girls.
It was originally known as In My Harem.
Harum Scarum was released to DVD by Warner Home Video on August 7, 2007 as a Region 1 widescreen DVD.
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