A kidnapped American film star gets involved with an Arabian princess and soon finds himself embroiled in a dastardly plot to overthrow her father. Musical comedy, which gave Elvis Presley the chance to show off his martial arts skills between songs including So Close - Yet So Far, Hey Little Girl and Shake that Tambourine. With Mary Ann Hobley, Fran Jeffries and Michael Ansara.

Johnny Tyronne, action movie star and ladies man, is traveling through the Middle East on a goodwill tour to promote his latest movie, "Sands of the Desert". Once he arrives, however, he is kidnapped by a gang of assassins who were so impressed with his on-screen adventures that they want to hire him to carry out an assassination for them.