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