Directed by:
Gene NelsonScreenplay:
Gerald Drayson AdamsCinematography:
Fred Jackman Jr.Composer:
Fred KargerCast:
Elvis Presley, Mary Ann Mobley, Fran Jeffries, Michael Ansara, Jay Novello, Phillip Reed, Theodore Marcuse, Billy Barty, Richard Reeves, Hugh Sanders, Red West (more)VOD (2)
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On tour in Pakistan to promote his latest movie, matinee idol Johnny Tyronne (Elvis Presley) winds up stranded in the desert in this musical comedy. Convinced the action hero is the perfect man to carry out their plan, a gang of would-be assassins kidnaps him. After escaping, Johnny's guided through the desert back to civilization by Baba (Billy Barty). Along the way, Johnny sings some songs and wins the heart of the Princess (Mary Ann Mobley). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Elvis Presley
USA
Best movies:
Wild in the Country (1961)
Change of Habit (1969)
Loving You (1957)
Mary Ann Mobley
USA
Best movies:
Girl Happy (1965)
Harum Scarum (1965)
Fran Jeffries
USA
Best movies:
The Pink Panther (1963)
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
The Buccaneer (1958)
Michael Ansara
Syria
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Jay Novello
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Boys Town (1938)
Phillip Reed
USA
Best movies:
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
The Tattered Dress (1957)
Theodore Marcuse
USA
Best movies:
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Hitler (1962)
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Billy Barty
USA
Best movies:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Richard Reeves
USA
Best movies:
The Killing (1956)
Tickle Me (1965)
Unconquered (1947)
Hugh Sanders
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Storm Warning (1951)
Only the Valiant (1951)
Red West
USA
Best movies:
The Rainmaker (1997)
Wild in the Country (1961)
Glory Road (2006)
Brenda Benet
USA
Best movies:
Walking Tall (1973)
Harum Scarum (1965)
Barbara Werle
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Seconds (1966)
Tickle Me (1965)
Larry Chance
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
Against All Flags (1952)
Wilda Taylor
Best movies:
Roustabout (1964)
Can-Can (1960)
Harum Scarum (1965)
Sid Troy
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Apartment (1960)
Casablanca (1942)
Tony Regan
USA
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Apartment (1960)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Ethelreda Leopold
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
All About Eve (1950)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Ryck Rydon
Canada
Best movies:
Across the Bridge (1957)
The Weapon (1956)
The Undertaker and His Pals (1966)