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Lost in a Harem
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by MGM (Warner)
Sales Rank: 18962
Price: $19.98
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Lost In A Harem is one of the best Abbott & Costello films for 3 reasons: One, unlike most of their films in the 1940s which were produced at Universal Studios (and available on DVD in a Universal set), this one was done at MGM with that studios usual higher production standards, including a few spectacular musical numbers. Two, it is one of only about a dozen filmed appearances of big band great Jimmmy Dorsey, who performs, with his band, a number called John Silver ("15 men on a dead man's chest") which I haven't found elsewhere, and a few other songs. Three, the "Pokomoko" routine ("Slowwwwly I turned, step by step I crept upon him . . .") is done to perfection by A&C with Murray Leonard as the Derelict, which I've always remebered as one of my favorite A&C routines since I was 10 years old. Furthermore, there's a real live giant (Lock Martin), full costumes and exotic sets as you would expect from MGM, a magic skit by A&C, hypnotism, a fine performance from Douglas Dumbrille as the bad guy, and more good music. I would rate it below Abott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, In The Navy, In Society, The Naughty Nineties, and perhaps 3 or 4 others, but definitely in their top ten or twelve. But since it's not in the Universal set, it's not available on DVD anywhere.
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LOST IN A HAREM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Release Date(s): November 8, 1944 (Newe York City, New York)(premiere). December, 1944
Runtime: 89 minutes
Director:
Charles Reisner
Producer:
George Haight
Writing Credits:
Harry Crane
John Grant
Harry Ruskin
Cast:
Bud Abbott......Peter Johnson
Lou Costello.....Harvey Garvey
Marilyn Maxwell..Hazel Moon
John Conte......Prince Ramo
Douglas Dumbrille..Nimativ
Lottie Harrison...Teema
Lock Martin....Bobo
Murray Leonard..The Derelict
Adia Kuznetzoff..Chief Ghamu
Milton Parsons..Crystal Gazer
Ralph Stanford..Mr. Ormula
Bud Wolf.....Chase Guard
Carey Loftin...Chase Guard
Harry Cording -
Eddie Abdo.....Native
Sammy Stein....Native Jailor
Duke York....Jailor
Karin Booth....Beautiful Girl
Frank Penny....Beareded Vendor
Nick Thompson...Native
Tor Johnson.....Majordomo
Jody Gilbert....Native Laundry Woman
Paul Newlan.....Guard
Eddie Dunn......Sentry
Sondra Rogers....Zaida the Maid
Richard Alexander....Executioner
Tom Herbert....Drunk
Jimmy Dorsey....Himself
Music by:
Johhny Green
Cinematography by:
Lester White
Film Editing by:
George Hively
Other Crew:
Plot Summary:
Peter Johnson and Harvey Garvey are a traveling magic act that get caught up in an adventure to overthrow an evil ruler.
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