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