Lost in a Harem (1944) on Netflix
A traveling vaudeville show is stranded in the Middle East. Two prop men, Peter Johnson and Harvey Garvey, land in jail, where Prince Ramo asks them to help him reclaim his throne.
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Plot summary
Peter Johnson and Harvey Garvey work as prop men for a vaudeville company that finds itself stuck in the Middle East. Its singer, Hazel Moon, finds work in a cafe there, and the two men are taken on as comedy relief. Their turn sets off a brawl, and the three of them are put in jail. In jail they meet Prince Ramo, a sheik whose uncle Nimativ took his throne using two rings that let him hypnotize people. Ramo promises to get them out if they agree to help him win the throne back.
Cast
- Lottie Harrisonas Teema
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- Eddie Abdoas Native (uncredited)
- Ed Agrestias Native in Café (uncredited)
- Jimmy Amesas Overlord (uncredited)
- Marvin Baileyas Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number (uncredited)
- Daniel Baroneas Acrobat (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Lost in a Harem (1944)
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- The film ran into censorship trouble abroad: it was banned outright in Morocco, and Syria required that it be edited before it could be shown there.
- Lost in a Harem was filmed from March 22 through June 3, 1944, mainly using leftover sets and costumes from the 1944 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production of Kismet.
