Harum Scarum Summary
Director: Gene Nelson
Genres: Musical
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Elvis_Presley plays singer/actor Johnny Tyronne in this formulated quickie directed by Gene_Nelson. While on a promotional tour of Pakistan, Johnny is drugged, kidnapped, and whisked away to a mythical Middle East country. Jay_Novello plays the scheming Zacha who vows (for a price) to help Johnny in a world that is 2,000 years behind the times and sealed off from the outside world. With the help of Baba (Billy_Barty), they hope to get Johnny back to the comforts of the modern world. Elvis shows off some neat karate moves, but he looks bored and resigned to the fact no one in Hollywood (or Colonel Tom Parker) will give him a serious screen role. Filmed on sets that were originally used for Kismet (1944) and Cecile B. DeMille's silent classic The_Ten_Commandments. As for the songs, only Mirage and Hey Little Girl are memorable. The generous Presley, perhaps feeling nostalgic, donated 50,000 to the motion picture relief fund after completing the film. On hand at the celebrity press conference were such luminaries as Frank_Sinatra, Bud_Abbott, and silent-screen veteran Chester_Conklin. Dan Pavlides, Rovi
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