
Kissin' Cousins(1964)
An Army officer returns to the Smoky Mountains and tries to convince his kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land. Once he gets there, he discovers he has a look-alike cousin.


“1001 Swingin' nights as ELVIS brings the Big Beat to Bagdad in a riotous, rockin' rollin' adventure spoof!!!”
Johnny Tyronne, action movie star and ladies man, is traveling through the Middle East on a goodwill tour to promote his latest movie, "Sands of the Desert". Once he arrives, however, he is kidnapped by a gang of assassins who were so impressed with his on-screen adventures that they want to hire him to carry out an assassination for them.

Elvis Presley
Johnny Tyronne

Mary Ann Mobley
Princess Shalimar

Fran Jeffries
Aishah

Michael Ansara
Ptince Dragna

Jay Novello
Zacha

Phillip Reed
King Toranshah

Theo Marcuse
Sinan

Billy Barty
Baba
Dirk Harvey
Makar

Jack Costanzo
Julna
Harum Scarum is a comedy, crime, music, romance film released in 1965 exploring themes of blackmail, sheik, metrocolor. Directed by Gene Nelson, it stars Elvis Presley, Mary Ann Mobley, Fran Jeffries. Johnny Tyronne, action movie star and ladies man, is traveling through the Middle East on a goodwill tour to promote his latest movie, "Sands of the Desert". Once he arrives, however, he is kidnapped by a gang of assassins who were so impressed with his on-screen adventures that they want to hire him to carry out an assassination for them.
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