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