Hes kidnapped on the way and told to assassinate someone. Harum scarum internet movie firearms database guns in. Recording sessions took place at rca studio b in nashville. He escapes, runs around, and makes friends and enemies. Mgm provides lush sets, bosomy gals, colorful costumes, and elvis, which is probably all it needs to get the throng of elvis fans into the theaters. Elvis presley stars as modernday singing movie star johnny tyronne, whos kidnapped by a murderous band of assassins while on a promotional tour in the middle east in this swashbuckling, musical comic adventure. Read the harum scarum movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Harum scarum has been on my radar as one of the supposedly most cringeworthy elvis films, but ill be honest with you guysi thought it was pretty much fine. Elvis, the musicians and song writers pull it together. In 1958, king creole was an early indication of the heights to which elvis presleys hollywood career could have risen. The films plot is the standard piffle elvis plays a movie star who gets caught up in some. Elvis presleys nineteenth movie was harum scarum mgm, 1965, also known by one of the working titles as.
Perhaps the movie was silly but if you listen to this album by itself, the music is beautifully haunting. Id choose this over stay away, joe any day of the week. Read about the harum scarum dvd and browse other dvd movies. Harum scarum is a film directed by gene nelson with elvis presley, mary ann mobley, frank jeffries, michael ansara. While any movie with him singing has some value and mary ann.
Harum scarum released in the united kingdom as harem holiday is a 1965 american musical comedy film starring elvis presley, which was shot on the original cecil b. Great song from harum scarum holiday so close, yet so far from paradise i hold, you in my arms, in paradise is mine, then you slip away like a child at play, and here am i so close, yet so far. Elvis presleys nineteenth movie was harum scarum mgm, 1965, also known by one of the working titles as harem holiday. Harum scarum also released as harem holiday is an american 1965 musical adventure comedy directed by gene nelson and starring elvis presley as johnny tyronne, a movie star and singer in a tour through the middle east to promote his latest movie. Daniel bernard harum scarum movie 1965 elvis presley, mary ann mobley, fran jeffries.
Discerning precisely where elvis presley s soundtracks begin to descend into the abyss of camp is difficult, but its hard not to view 1965s harum scarum as where he started heading toward rock bottom. The movie has presley playing a variation of his own screen persona, here called johnny tyronne, a rocknrollin movie star on a goodwill tour of the middle east to promote his new movie, an arabian swashbuckler. Harum scarum movie 1965 elvis presley, mary ann mobley, fran. It should be noted that unlike the promo stills, the actual movie shot has doubles filling in for the actors, so elvis does not appear in this shot. Listen free to elvis presley harum scarum harem holiday, my desert serenade and more. Harum scarum trailer directed by gene nelson and starring elvis presley, michael ansara, jay novello, phillip reed, theodore marcuse. Very dedicated fans of elvis presley and devotees of camp filmmaking may enjoy harum scarum, but most viewers will find it hard to make it to the end of this mess of a movie. Starring elvis presley, mary ann available at sunday internet movie poster. Harum scarum full movie hd quality elvis presley movies.
Harum scarum is a standard cd, presented in a 7 format cover like a single or ep with original back and front cover art, 3 panel gatefold sleeve, 8 page. Elvis presleys films from best to worst a list of 31 titles created 14 dec 20 movies i have seen a list of 8239 titles created 28 jun 2014. Play billy and mandy games and other halloween games at cartoon network. Harum scarum is not good but its breezy enough entertainment for fans of elvis thats not quite as bad as its reputation suggests. Harum scarum is a 1965 american musical comedy film starring elvis presley.
By 1965, harum scarum was evidence of the depths to which it had sunk. Elvis is an actionmovie star visiting some middle eastern country when he is invited to a neighboring country. Harum scarum billy and mandy flash game free pdf downlaod harum scarum. Elvis presley stars as an american movie star named johnny tyrone in this musical comedy. Another quickie produced on a very low budget by sam katzman, harum scarum features elvis presley as matinee idol johnny tyronne. Harum scarum comedy superstar elvis presley jailhouse rock stars in this funfilled romp as an american film star who is kidnapped while touring the middle east. Help billy and mandy use halloween tricks to trap jackolantern and his evil pumpkin army in harum scarum. The small rock in promo still b can be seen again in this shot from harum scarum, which pinpoints the location of the small rock near the northeast corner of rock island. See more ideas about elvis presley movies, elvis presley and movies. For several more years, elvis would hang around, hoping to improve his hollywood image. Harum scarum by gene nelson elvis presley, mary ann. Harumscarum definition of harumscarum by merriamwebster.
Gerald drayson adams screenplay has been hobbled together from many different sources with what seems to be little regard for coherence or logic, let alone wit, spontaneity, or. American singer johnny tyrone is enlisted by sinister forces to assassinate an arab king. Released 1965, harum scarum stars elvis presley, mary ann mobley, michael ansara, jay novello the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Elvis presley stars as a movie star who is coerced into taking part in a plot to assassinate an arab king. Once he arrives, however, he is kidnapped by a gang of assassins who were so impressed with his onscreen adventures that they want to hire him to carry out an assassination. Harum scarum movie 1965 elvis presley, mary ann mobley, fran jeffries. Elvis presley original movie lobby cards 11 x 14 clambake set of 2. In harum scarum, elvis presley battles arab assassins and a flawed script, while singing nine songs in an effort to win the heart of a lovely arab princess, played. Local bad guys are so impressed by johnnys onscreen feats that they kidnap him and want him to assassinate the local king. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. It is the soundtrack to the 1965 film of the same name starring presley.
It has that middle eastern vibe or rudolph valentino sheik thing going on. Far from elviss best, harum scarum is somewhat different from the usual elvis fare but feebly executed, promising far more than it actually delivers. Rent harum scarum 1965 starring elvis presley and mary ann mobley on dvd and bluray. Harum scarum 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Harum scarum 1965 movie clip shake that tambourine. In any books about elvis career, harum scarum is always trashed as a movie. The films plot is the standard piffle elvis plays a movie star who gets caught up in some mideastern romantic intrigue and sings his way through it but the movies theme allows. Harum scarum 1965 cast and crew singer and movie star johnny tyronne elvis presley is promoting his newest film in the middle east when he is kidnapped by a. Discerning precisely where elvis presleys soundtracks begin to descend into the abyss of camp is difficult, but its hard not to view 1965s harum scarum as where he started heading toward rock bottom. Elvis presley here plays american entertainer johnny, somewhere in the middle east to premiere his new movie, helping some local dancing girls earn their living with a tune credited to bill giant, bernie baum and florence kaye, pickpocket billy barty working the crowd. Johnny is on his way to the middle east for the premiere of his new film. Harum scarum is a 1965 american musical comedy film starring elvis presley, which was shot on the original cecil b. Elvis presley promo stills for the 1965 movie harum. Harum scarum dvd commemorative amaray elvis presley stars as modernday singing movie star johnny tyronne, whos kidnapped by a murderous band of assassins while on a promotional tour in the middle east in this swashbuckling, musical comic adventure.