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Harum Scarum (1965) was a Comedy - Crime Film directed by Gene Nelson and produced by Sam Katzman.

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Musical Monday: Harum Scarum (1965)

on Apr 19, 2021 From Comet Over Hollywood

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Harum Scarum (1965) – ... Read full article

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Harum Scarum Quotes:

Zacha: Meet my most valuable client, Johnny Tyronne. He is an American, which means nothing, but he is filthy rich, which means everything.
Johnny Tyronne: I'm inclined to believe you.
Johnny Tyronne: [Referring to the children that Sinan threatens to kill if Johnny does not assassinate the King] How can I be sure they won't be harmed?
Aishah: Assassinate King Toranshah and you have Sinan's promise that no harm will come to them. In a thousand years no leader of the assassins has ever violated a promise.
Johnny Tyronne: Well, it's nice to know you're doing business with such a reputable firm.
Johnny Tyronne: Just be a nice king and don't exile him into the USA.
King Toranshah: In over 1000 years, no leader of the Utssuosis has ever violated a promise.
Johnny Tyronne: Well it's nice to know you're doing business with such a reputable firm.
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Harum Scarum Facts
Elvis Presley liked the costumes so much that he used those at home too.
Elvis Presley believed that this film would be more dramatic than his usual films, so he was very disappointed with the script.
"Colonel" Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager, was so disappointed with the cheesy script that at one point he suggested that a talking camel be written into the movie to let the audience think it was meant as a comedy.
After seeing this film, a studio executive quipped: "Elvis' movies don't need titles - they could just be numbered!"
Elvis Presley's costume was designed by director Gene Nelson.
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