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

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
• Interview with Mary Ann Mobley

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 1, 2004.
• Review by Dennis Prince at DVD Verdict, July 30, 2004.