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

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