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