Warner Bros. announced the July 30, 2024 release of 'Harum Scarum' in their 'Archive Series'. For this re-release. Warner was 1080p HD master from 4K Scan of the original negative.
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 (Presley‘s 'Girl Happy' co-star) 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 '.
Technical details:
- 1080p HD master from 4K Scan of the original negative
- BD-50
- COLOR
- 16x9 1.85:1
- DTS HD MA 2.0
- English SDH
- Running time: 95 Minutes
- NOT RATED
- Special Features: Tom and Jerry cartoons: 'The Cat's Me-Ouch' (HD), 'Of Feline Bondage' (HD) and the original theatrical trailer.
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