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
Mike Mazurki
Chief Policeman
Sebastian Cabot
Wazir
Mel Welles
Beggar (uncredited)
Jamie Farr
Orange Merchant (uncredited)
Howard Keel
The Poet
Leonard Mudie
Physician (uncredited)
Ted de Corsia
Police Sub-altern
Ann Blyth
Marsinah
Jay C. Flippen
Jawan
Norman Leavitt
Fig Vendor (uncredited)
Bernie Hamilton
Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
David Bond
Nobleman (uncredited)
Vic Damone
Caliph
Ethan Laidlaw
Policeman (uncredited)
Jan Arvan
Manservant (uncredited)
Bruno VeSota
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Beggar (uncredited)
Monty Woolley
Omar
Dolores Gray
Lalume
Barrie Chase
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
Slave Merchant (uncredited)
John Bleifer
Beggar (uncredited)
Norbert Schiller
Beggar (uncredited)
Marc Krah
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Market Patron (uncredited)
Reiko Sato
1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
George Keymas
Young Policeman (uncredited)
David Hoffman
Beggar (uncredited)
Edmund Hashim
Nobleman (uncredited)
Noel Cravat
Madman Merchant (uncredited)
William Bagdad
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Nita Bieber
Samaris (uncredited)
Charles Mauu
Policeman (uncredited)
Pat Sheehan
Harem Girl (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)
Buddy Bryan
Dancer/Silk Merchant (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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