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Harum Scarum
Directed by	Gene Nelson Eddie Saeta (Ass\'t)
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	MGM
Release date(s)	November 24, 1965
Running time	95 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Harum Scarum (released in Europe as Harem Holiday) is a 1965 musical film and comedy starring Elvis Presley. The film is regarded by many Elvis fans as one of his worst despite being the only film he received a million dollar salary for appearing in.

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
• Joseph "Joey" A. Russo : Yussef

Soundtrack

Harum Scarum
Soundtrack by Elvis Presley
Released	November 3, 1965
Recorded	February 24 to 26, 1965
Label	RCA
Elvis Presley chronology
Elvis for Everyone (1965) Harum Scarum (1965) Frankie and Johnny (1966)

Recorded February 24 to 26, 1965 at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, the album with the same title as the film was released in October. This film does not have a title track, although it was released in Europe under the title Harem Holiday which is the title of one of the film\'s songs.

Recording musicians

• Elvis Presley (vocals)
• The Jordanaires (background vocals)
• Scotty Moore, Grady Martin, Charlie McCoy (guitar)
• Henry Strzelecki (bass)
• Floyd Cramer (piano)
• D.J. Fontana, Ken Buttrey (drums)
• Hoyt Hawkins (tambourine)
• Jack Costanzo (congas/ Bongos)
• Rufus Long (flute)
• Ralph Strobel (oboe)

Tracks (songwriter)

Side 1:

1. Harem Holiday - (Peter Andreoli - Vince Poncia)
2. My Desert Serenade - (Stanley J. Gelber)
3. Go East Young Man - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)
4. Mirage - (Joe Byers)
5. Kismet - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)

Side 2:

1. Shake That Tambourine - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)
2. Hey Little Girl - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)
3. Golden Coins - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)
4. So Close Yet So Far - (Joe Byers)
5. Animal Instinct - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)
6. Wisdom Of The Ages - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)

See also

• List of Elvis Presley films
• Elvis Presley discography

External links

• Recording session information

Movie Reviews

• Comprehensive review by Chad Plambeck at 3-B Theater

• Review by J. Bannerman at Stomp Tokyo, 2003.

DVD Reviews

• Review by Mark Zimmer at digitallyOBSESSED!, August 01, 2004.

• Review by Dennis Prince at DVD Verdict, July 30th, 2004.

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