Lost in a Harem 1944

Runtime

89 mins

Language

English

English

  Were You Ever In a Harem? WOW!  Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.

Were You Ever In a Harem? WOW! Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.

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Billy Bletcher

Billy Bletcher

Bobo (voice) (uncredited)

Jack Stoney

Jack Stoney

Majordomo (uncredited)

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Violinist (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

Frank J. Scannell

Fruit Vendor (uncredited)

John Conte

John Conte

Prince Ramo

Paul Gordon

Paul Gordon

Bicyclist (uncredited)

Fred Johnson

Fred Johnson

Juggler (uncredited)

Bill Hunter

Bill Hunter

Slave (uncredited)

Robert Barron

Robert Barron

Overlord (uncredited)

Lock Martin

Lock Martin

Bobo

Tor Johnson

Tor Johnson

Majordomo (uncredited)

Jody Gilbert

Jody Gilbert

Native Laundress (uncredited)

Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander

Executioner (uncredited)

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Nimativ

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Police Chief (uncredited)

Sammy Stein

Sammy Stein

Native Jailor (uncredited)

Jack Perry

Jack Perry

Native in Café Audience (uncredited)

Marilyn Maxwell

Marilyn Maxwell

Hazel Moon

Johnnie Johnson

Johnnie Johnson

Juggler (uncredited)

Nick Thompson

Nick Thompson

Native (uncredited)

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Peter Johnson

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Harvey Garvey

Jan Bryant

Jan Bryant

Slave Girl (uncredited)

John Stanley

John Stanley

Specialty Dancer in 'Scheherazade' Number (uncredited)

Bud Jamison

Bud Jamison

Overlord (uncredited)

Al Hill

Al Hill

Laughing Palace Official (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin

Native in Café (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn

Sentry (uncredited)

Harry Burns

Harry Burns

Native (uncredited)

Will Stanton

Will Stanton

Plain Native in Café (uncredited)

Charles Reisner

Charles Reisner

Carey Loftin

Carey Loftin

Chase Guard (uncredited)

David Marshall

David Marshall

Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number (uncredited)

Art Foster

Art Foster

Slave (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Native in Café Audience (uncredited)

David Thursby

David Thursby

Cornet Player (uncredited)

Duke York

Duke York

Jailer / Clerk (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

Ellinor Vanderveer

Slave Girl (uncredited)

James Dime

James Dime

Strong Man (uncredited)

Rudy Germane

Rudy Germane

Native Guard (uncredited)

Dave Kashner

Dave Kashner

Rope Act (uncredited)

Victor Romito

Victor Romito

Native in Café Audience (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Native in Café Audience (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

Slave (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney

Majordomo (uncredited)

Art Miles

Art Miles

Guard (uncredited)

George Nardelli

George Nardelli

Native in Café Audience (uncredited)

Symona Boniface

Symona Boniface

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Milton Parsons

Milton Parsons

Crystal Gazer

Tom Herbert

Tom Herbert

Café Drunk (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Mr. Ormulu

Eric Alden

Eric Alden

Guard (uncredited)

Dina Smirnova

Dina Smirnova

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Bud Wolfe

Bud Wolfe

Chase Guard (uncredited)

Bill Wolfe

Bill Wolfe

Pianist (uncredited)

Jack Kenney

Jack Kenney

Bass Bow in Band (uncredited)

Charles Marsh

Charles Marsh

Overlord (uncredited)

Karin Booth

Karin Booth

Beautiful Girl (uncredited)

Phil Neely

Phil Neely

Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number (uncredited)

Jay Silverheels

Jay Silverheels

Guard at Execution (uncredited)

Ed Agresti

Ed Agresti

Native in Café (uncredited)

John Berkes

John Berkes

Pianist (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Arab Follower (uncredited)

Peter Cusanelli

Peter Cusanelli

Fat Man (uncredited)

Virginia S. Ellsworth

Virginia S. Ellsworth

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Café Small Cornet Player (uncredited)

Paul Newlan

Paul Newlan

Guard (uncredited)

Tom Tamarez

Tom Tamarez

Palace Guard (uncredited)

Aileen Haley

Aileen Haley

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Jim Toney

Jim Toney

Arab Follower (uncredited)

David Cota

David Cota

Native Boy (uncredited)

Adia Kuznetzoff

Adia Kuznetzoff

Chief Ghamu

Remington Olmsted

Remington Olmsted

Man (uncredited)

Lottie Harrison

Lottie Harrison

Teema

Murray Leonard

Murray Leonard

The Derelict

Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

Eddie Abdo

Eddie Abdo

Native (uncredited)

Jimmy Ames

Jimmy Ames

Overlord (uncredited)

Marvin Bailey

Marvin Bailey

Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number (uncredited)

María Belmar

María Belmar

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Hubert Bland

Hubert Bland

Man (uncredited)

Ernst Brengt

Ernst Brengt

Native in Café (uncredited)

Hubert Brill

Hubert Brill

Magician (uncredited)

Carol Carleton

Carol Carleton

Slave Girl (uncredited)

James Clemens

James Clemens

Desert Chieftain (uncredited)

Justin Conlon

Justin Conlon

Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number (uncredited)

Allan Cook

Allan Cook

Man (uncredited)

George David

George David

Palace Guard (uncredited)

Seraphime Davidoff

Seraphime Davidoff

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Lala Detolly

Lala Detolly

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Dorothea Dodd

Dorothea Dodd

Hag (uncredited)

Vivian DuBois

Vivian DuBois

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Clair Freeman

Clair Freeman

Specialty Dancer - 'Scheherazade' Number (uncredited)

Hal Gould

Hal Gould

Overlord (uncredited)

Freeman High

Freeman High

Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number (uncredited)

John Indrisano

John Indrisano

Ramo's Lieutenant (uncredited)

Delos Jewkes

Delos Jewkes

Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number (uncredited)

Margaret Kelly

Margaret Kelly

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Kay Kingsley

Kay Kingsley

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Toni LaRue

Toni LaRue

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Louis Manley

Louis Manley

Fire-Eater (uncredited)

Mack McLean

Mack McLean

Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number (uncredited)

John 'Skins' Miller

John 'Skins' Miller

Sousaphonist (uncredited)

Jacqueline Milo

Jacqueline Milo

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Sandra Morgan

Sandra Morgan

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Nickolai

Nickolai

Dance Specialty (uncredited)

Manuel París

Manuel París

Sheik (uncredited)

Frank Penny

Frank Penny

Bearded Vendor (uncredited)

Jenaro Pina

Jenaro Pina

Acrobat (uncredited)

Mary Ellen Popel

Mary Ellen Popel

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Jerry Pina

Jerry Pina

Acrobat (uncredited)

Frances Ramsden

Frances Ramsden

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Ramiro Rivas

Ramiro Rivas

Acrobat (uncredited)

William Rivas

William Rivas

Acrobat (uncredited)

Sondra Rodgers

Sondra Rodgers

Zaida (uncredited)

Margaret Savage

Margaret Savage

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Bill Seckler

Bill Seckler

Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number (uncredited)

Ward Shattuck

Ward Shattuck

Juggler (uncredited)

Randolph Symonette

Randolph Symonette

Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number (uncredited)

Elinor Troy

Elinor Troy

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Ben Ayassa Wadrassi

Ben Ayassa Wadrassi

Acrobat (uncredited)

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Full Plot Summary and Ending Explained for Lost in a Harem

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A traveling vaudeville show becomes stranded in the Middle East, forcing their singer Hazel Moon to take a steady job at a bustling local cafe. The act’s two backstage entertainers, Peter Johnson and Harvey Garvey, are hired as comic relief, but their lively routine sparks a street-level brawl that spills into an arrest. In jail, Abbott and Costello perform the famous “Slowly I Turned” routine with a derelict whose trigger word is Pokomoko, a scene that sets the tone for the oddball danger they’re about to face.

There, they meet the enigmatic Prince Ramo, a sheik who offers to guide their escape if they help him reclaim the throne that his Uncle Nimativ has seized with the aid of two hypnotic rings. The bargain is clear: assist the prince, and the group might finally leave their troubles behind. After a daring breakout, the trio—along with Hazel—joins the desert riders, and a plan forms: Hazel should seduce Nimativ, who is especially susceptible to blondes, so the rings can be retrieved and used to restore Ramo to power.

Entering the capital undercover as Hollywood talent scouts, the group closes in on Nimativ’s court. Nimativ is quickly drawn to Hazel, and the hypnotic hold is cast over Peter and Harvey, who reveal their true motive and are soon imprisoned again. The derelict reappears with an eerie new sidekick—an invisible friend named Mike—accompanied by uncanny sound effects from a door, a piano, and a broken glass. Hazel, now under Nimativ’s influence, becomes one of Nimativ’s wives, complicating the rescue mission and tightening Nimativ’s grip on the situation.

Undeterred, Ramo stages a bold push for freedom. He persuades Teema, Nimativ’s first wife, to join the plan by offering her a shot at a movie career. Teema agrees, and the disguise team—Harvey in Teema’s role and Peter in Nimativ’s—sneaks through the celebration, using the moment to seize the two hypnotic rings. With the rings turned against Nimativ, the usurper abdicates, and Ramo is restored to the throne. Hazel, now bound to the restored ruler, is by his side as the group completes a remarkable return to the United States.

In the end, the troupe—still accompanied by the enigmatic derelict driving the way home—begins a new chapter back home, their chaotic adventure in the desert leaving a lasting impression of wit, risk, and resilience.

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Lost in a Harem Themes and Keywords

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Lost in a Harem Other Names and Titles

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