Lost in a Harem Page #3

Synopsis: Pete Johnson and Harvey D. Garvey, two inept magicians on tour in the Middle Eastern kingdom of Barabeeha, help disenfranchised young Prince Ramo regain his throne from his devious Uncle Nimativ, who uses two magical hypnotic rings and ruthless methods to maintain his power. By posing as Hollywood talent scouts the boys break out of a dank dungeon with a deranged derelict, evade palace guards, elude the palace executioner, and avoid detection in the forbidden royal harem.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Charles Reisner
Production: MGM
 
IMDB:
7.0
PASSED
Year:
1944
89 min
60 Views


There's gonna be a jailbreak.

There's gonna be a jailbreak.

- Jailbreak.

- We're gonna escape from jail!

- Hey, jailer. Look here.

- Look.

- Look.

- Where'd those tools come from?

- Pokomoko.

- Pokomoko.

Slowly I turned...

Come on here.

Follow me. Follow me.

Come on. Stay behind me.

I've got you covered.

Come on, Pete.

- Get them over there.

- In the corner.

Quick. Against the wall.

Against the wall. Come on.

Reach for the sky.

- Come on, Harvey.

- Step back against that wall.

I'll fill you so full of lead,

when you sit, you'll make pencil marks.

No, you don't.

Sit down.

Look out. Pete.

Pete. No, no. Don't...

- Pokomoko.

- Pokomoko.

- No, no.

- Pokomoko.

Come on, we've got...

We're the hard-riding, tough-fighting

Straight-shooting

Bow-loving sons of the desert

Oh, we seek the lowly meek

And befriend them

We don't break the laws

We slightly bend them

We're the hard-headed, soft-hearted

Quick-witted

Sure-footed sons of the desert

Tyrants' yokes we will sever

Bonds of friendship never

And come the day

We swear

If there's need of a gun

You can count upon

The sons of the desert

To be there

Ghamu, they come.

Our beloved leader returns.

Rise, my loyal followers.

For weeks, we have awaited your return,

beloved prince.

- Prince?

- Prince?

Forgive me, O prince. But the sands

in the hourglass have shifted many times...

...since your traitorous uncle usurped

your throne, and yet we do nothing.

Have patience, Ghamu.

Tomorrow, the fair one

will enter Barabeeha...

...seeking an audience

with my wicked uncle, Nimativ.

She will be accompanied

by those two brave men.

Tonight you will please accept

the hospitality of my humble camp.

On our arrival,

I will explain how you can assist me...

...in dethroning my vicious uncle

and regaining my kingdom.

Don't you think you're asking an awful lot

in payment for getting us out of jail?

I, the prince, will amply reward you.

I will give you safe journey

to your homeland.

I give my promise. I give my word.

I give my oath.

- What is this, "I, the people"?

- Shut up.

Show my guests

to their sleeping quarters.

What's the matter?

You've kept us awake all night.

Why don't this guy sleep with that mattress

under him, instead of over him?

See that you do not disturb

our slumber again.

I'll sleep with my back to you.

Thank you.

Now what happened? What happened?

What happened now?

What happened now?

What's the matter?

What's wrong?

What is it? Well, leave it alone.

It belongs to him.

You go to sleep.

And if you make but one sound,

I'll slit your tongue.

Now lie down.

Not till I get ready.

I'm ready. I'm ready.

I am very easy to convince.

Now you heard what the man said.

One squawk out of you

and you're dead.

Now lay down.

Good night.

Good night, everybody.

All right. Go to sleep.

He didn't mean it. It's all right.

Go to sleep.

Lay down.

And don't you move.

Thank you. Thank you.

Quiet, quiet, quiet.

Go to sleep.

Go to sleep. He's tired.

- Go to sleep. Go to sleep.

- Go to sleep. Go to sleep.

Go to sleep.

Should I be discovered here,

it would mean my death.

I suppose if I'm caught with you,

I'll be all right.

You have nothing to fear.

My uncle is extremely interested

in blonds.

A trait evidently not inherited

by his nephew.

- Water. Water.

- All right. Stand up.

- Water, water. Water.

- Get him some water. Water.

- Hours under that sun.

- He's getting it.

Water.

There you are.

- More, more, more. Thank you.

- Give him a little more.

- Boy, was my hands dirty.

- Okay. Oh, why don't you stop that.

Well, they was dirty.

- What was that?

- My uncle...

...is undoubtedly torturing one

of my subjects.

But this misfortune is fortunate for us,

as the gates are unguarded.

Miss Moon, you will enter first.

My man will go with you.

You will follow on foot later.

We'll meet at the end of the street.

- What about the camels?

- They'll remain here.

In case of trouble, mount the camels

and ride back to my camp.

- Yes, sir.

- Okay.

Just a moment.

- Quiet. Quiet. Quiet.

- Let go. Let go. Let go.

Take your hands off me now.

Don't pull me around

like that, brother.

Hey, Pete, tell this guy what I did

to the four fellows in jail, how l...

I don't know my own strength.

I'll tell him a thing or two. Hey.

Anybody in there?

You try to pass me, see this?

I will let you have it.

- We've got to get to the palace.

- Get to the palace.

You got password, you get in.

No password, no get in.

Did you ever play Pat-a-cake

with a couple of those things?

- Quiet.

- Hey, look, fella...

...we're easy to get along with.

Will you please let him and I

sneak in up to the palace?

We won't tell anybody on you.

We're a couple of good scouts.

Scouts.

Hollywood scouts?

Yes, yes, we're Hollywood scouts.

Would you like to go in the pictures?

Yeah, we can make

a big man out of you.

What am I saying?

Me be new Tarzan.

- Okay. It's a deal.

- You have your trunks packed...

...and when we come back...

When we come back from the palace...

...take you to Hollywood with us.

- It's a deal?

- Good.

Good!

All right.

Come on. Come here.

All right.

We'll be right back.

From now on,

we're talent scouts.

- But that's telling lies.

- What's the difference? We got away.

- What's the matter now?

- Oh, come on.

We've got more important things

to do here. Come on.

Are your friends here yet?

Are you sure nothing's happened

to them?

- Or is this just a trick to get me here alone?

- Have no fear, my fair one.

I have no interest in you other than what

you can do for me to regain my throne.

I assure you I have no interest in you other

than a means of getting me back home.

You speak as if there were a man

in your life.

If there is, he's too concerned

with his own affairs to give me a thought.

My uncle approaches. Mingle

with the crowd so we will not be observed.

It's Jimmy Dorsey and his band.

He was with our follies.

Jimmy.

Jimmy Dorsey.

He was with our show

when it was stranded.

That's true. My uncle engaged him

to celebrate his rise to power.

Well, why doesn't he remember me?

My wicked uncle has them

under the spell of his evil cat's-eye rings.

- They're practically prisoners.

- How horrible.

Now you can understand

why I want to get those rings.

- Chief. When do we start?

- At once.

You'll be American businessmen.

Miss Moon's your secretary.

Gain an audience with my uncle.

He wears two cat's-eye rings,

one on either hand.

Whoever wears these rings

controls the destiny of the country.

- Why?

- Because with those rings...

...he can hypnotize anyone.

- Anyone?

- Anyone.

When he suspects a plot against him,

he hypnotizes him and finds out the truth.

- The what?

- The truth.

Oh, that old thing.

Stealing the rings

will be no simple matter.

The danger will be great,

but so will be your reward.

You haven't told me

what I'm supposed to do.

Divert my uncle

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