Lost in a Harem (1944)
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Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.
- Date of release
- 1944-11-08
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Charles Reisner
Casting
- Bud Abbott — Peter Johnson
- Lou Costello — Harvey Garvey
- Marilyn Maxwell — Hazel Moon
- John Conte — Prince Ramo
- Douglass Dumbrille — Nimativ
- Lottie Harrison — Teema
- Lock Martin — Bobo
- Murray Leonard — The Derelict
- Adia Kuznetzoff — Chief Ghamu
- Milton Parsons — Crystal Gazer
- Ralph Sanford — Mr. Ormulu
- Jimmy Dorsey — Jimmy Dorsey
Interesting facts
Lost in a Harem is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring the team of Abbott and Costello alongside Marilyn Maxwell.
Production
Lost in a Harem was filmed from March 22 through June 3, 1944, mainly using leftover sets and costumes from the 1944 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production of Kismet.
Abbott & Costello filmed Lost in a Harem for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer before they made In Society for Universal, but it was released afterwards. It is the second of three films that Abbott and Costello made on loan to MGM while under contract to Universal, the other two being Rio Rita and Abbott and Costello in Hollywood.
Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra perform several musical numbers, the first of which backs Maxwell singing "What Does It Take" early in the film.
Douglass Dumbrille's character's name, "Nimativ", is "vitamin" spelled backwards.
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