Music Romance Adventure Fantasy
A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" searches old Baghdad for a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. Along the way, he poses as the renowned sorcerer Hajj and gets in and out of scrapes with an elderly thief, a dim-witted wazir, and his wife. Meanwhile, his daughter develops feelings for a handsome caliph.
Directed by
Vincente Minnelli
Jack Elam
Hasan-Ben
Sebastian Cabot
Wazir
Jamie Farr
Orange Merchant (uncredited)
Howard Keel
The Poet
Norman Leavitt
Fig Vendor (uncredited)
Ted de Corsia
Police Sub-altern
Ann Blyth
Marsinah
Mike Mazurki
Chief Policeman
Jay C. Flippen
Jawan
Leonard Mudie
Physician (uncredited)
Vic Damone
Caliph
Mel Welles
Beggar (uncredited)
Norbert Schiller
Beggar (uncredited)
Monty Woolley
Omar
Bernie Hamilton
Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
George Keymas
Young Policeman (uncredited)
Jan Arvan
Manservant (uncredited)
Bruno VeSota
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Dolores Gray
Lalume
Pat Sheehan
Harem Girl (uncredited)
John Bleifer
Beggar (uncredited)
Reiko Sato
1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Edmund Hashim
Nobleman (uncredited)
David Bond
Nobleman (uncredited)
David Hoffman
Beggar (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Beggar (uncredited)
Marc Krah
Wholesaler (uncredited)
William Bagdad
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
Slave Merchant (uncredited)
Noel Cravat
Madman Merchant (uncredited)
Nita Bieber
Samaris (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Market Patron (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Charles Mauu
Policeman (uncredited)
Vera Lee
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Patricia Dunn
3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Ed Agresti
Nobleman (uncredited)
Rama Bai
Plump Ayah (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Herman Boden
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Wazir Guard (uncredited)
Drusilla Davis
Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Dodds
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
Dressmaker (uncredited)
Naji Gabbay
Nobleman/Muezzin (uncredited)
Leonard George
Servant (uncredited)
Jean Hartelle
Celebrant (uncredited)
Hilo Hattie
Ayah (uncredited)
Sam Hunter
Guard (uncredited)
Dulcie Jordan
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
George Khoury
Bystander (uncredited)
Walter Kray
Nobleman (uncredited)
Alan Lee
Worshipper (uncredited)
Luana Lee
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Virginia Lee
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Guy Manford
Nobleman (uncredited)
John Mansfield
Herald (uncredited)
Reed Maxcy
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Bert May
Arabian Dancer (uncredited)
Maria McClay
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Diana Norris
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Donna Norris
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Don Orlando
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Hamil Petroff
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe
Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Gloria Rhoads
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Phil Rich
Bangle Man (uncredited)
Julie Robinson
Zubbediya (uncredited)
Herman Rudin
Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Sam Scar
Bystander (uncredited)
Reginald Lal Singh
Muezzin (uncredited)
Nick Thompson
Businessman with Jug (uncredited)
Arthur Tookoian
Nobleman (uncredited)
Dee Turnell
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
George Wandell
Jawan Servant (uncredited)
Marc Wilder
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Norman Wright
Nobleman (uncredited)
Herbert Fischer

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