Harum Scarum, the 1965 film starring Elvis Presley and Mary Ann Mobley, is now available on Blu-ray via the Warner Archive Collection.

During the 1960s, Elvis Presley films were basically a dime a dozen. Many of them were coming out at the pace of a few per year. Harum Scarum was the last of three Elvis films in 1965. Unfortunately, it’s also not a good film. The only reason to really own this film on physical media is if you’re an Elvis completist or love Tom and Jerry cartoons. That’s it.

Synopsis

“Go East, Young Man” sings showbiz star and martial arts wizard, Johnny Tyrone. To hear is to obey. A clandestine group of called the Assassins kidnaps Johnny and whisks him to a remote Arabian realm isolated from the world for 2,000 years. Sheik meets desert chic when Elvis Presley plays Johnny and teams with former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley in this tuneful frolic, partially shot on the original set built for Cecil B. DeMille’s 1927 epic King of Kings and directed by music movie musical veteran Gene Nelson. The kidnappers want Johnny to use his fighting finesse to kill a desert king. Johnny a hitman? No, he’s a hit, man, a top singer of songs like “Kismet,” “Harum Holiday” and nine more, all part of the jammin’, scamming, swashbuckling fun of Harum Scarum.

Bonus Features

• TOM AND JERRY CARTOONS: The Cat’s Me-Ouch and Of Feline Bondage
• Theatrical Trailer

DIRECTOR: Gene Nelson
SCREENWRITER: Gerald Drayson Adams
CAST: Elvis Presley, Mary Ann Mobley, Fran Jeffries, Michael Ansara, with Jay Novello, Philip Reed, Theo Marcuse, Billy Barty, Dirk Harvey, Jack Costanzo, Larry Chance, Barbara Werle, Brenda Benet, Gail Gilmore, Wilda Taylor, Vicki Malkin, Ryck Rydon, Richard Reeves, Joey Russo

MGM released Harum Scarum in theaters on November 24, 1965.

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