Harum Scarum

Harum Scarum
Directed by	Gene Nelson
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Written by	Elwood Ullman Edward Bernds
Starring	Elvis Presley Mary Ann Mobley
Music by	Fred Karger
Cinematography	Fred Jackman Jr.
Editing by	Ben Lewis
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	November 24, 1965 (1965-11-24)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Harum Scarum (released in Europe as Harem Holiday) is a 1965 musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley which was shot on the original Cecil B. DeMille set from the film The King of Kings. 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.

Primary cast

• Elvis Presley  : Johnny Tyronne
• Mary Ann Mobley  : Princess Shalimar
• Fran Jeffries  : Aishah
• Michael Ansara  : Prince Dragna
• Jay Novello  : Zacha
• Philip Reed  : King Toranshah
• Theo Marcuse : Sinan
• Billy Barty : Baba
• Dirk Harvey : Mokar
• Jack Costanzo : Julna
• Larry Chance : Captain Herat
• Barbara Werle : Leilah
• Brenda Benét : Emerald
• Gail Gilmore : Sapphire
• Wilda Taylor : Amethyst
• Vicki Malkin : Sari
• Ryck Rydon : Mustapha
• Joey Russo : Yussef

Soundtrack

Main article: Harum Scarum (album)

External links

• Interview with Mary Ann Mobley
• Harum Scarum at the Internet Movie Database
• Comprehensive review by Chad Plambeck at 3-B Theater
• Review by J. Bannerman at Stomp Tokyo, 2003
• Review by Mark Zimmer at digitallyOBSESSED!, August 1, 2004
• Review by Dennis Prince at DVD Verdict, July 30, 2004