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