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Plot summary
American movie star Johnny Tyronne travels to Baghdad for the premiere of his latest picture. On the plane, Aishah seduces him. Once he is on the ground, Sinan and his men seize him and order him to kill the king of Bar Esalaam. A slave girl in the palace, Shalimar, helps Johnny get out. Johnny then meets Zacha, a fellow escapee, and together they plan to stop the killing by joining a troupe of musicians who are due to perform in Bar Esalaam on Ramadan's final day.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Harum Scarum (1965)
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- Colonel Tom Parker, like Elvis Presley before him, misunderstood the script: Parker thought Harum Scarum was a comedy and suggested introducing a talking camel.
- Elvis Presley was glad to make a million dollars in salary for Harum Scarum, plus half of the profits from the box office.
- Priscilla Presley said that as each day of Harum Scarum went by, Elvis Presley's morale plummeted; she called the plot a joke and the songs he sang disasters.
- Harum Scarum was shot on the original Cecil B. DeMille set from the film The King of Kings, with additional footage shot at the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.
