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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 8, 1955
Director
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Full credits →H
Howard Keel
The Poet
A
Ann Blyth
Marsinah
D
Dolores Gray
Lalume
V
Vic Damone
Caliph
M
Monty Woolley
Omar
S
Sebastian Cabot
Wazir
J
Jay C. Flippen
Jawan
M
Mike Mazurki
Chief Policeman
J
Jack Elam
Hasan-Ben
T
Ted de Corsia
Police Sub-altern
P
Pat Sheehan
Harem Girl (uncredited)
R
Reiko Sato
1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
B
Bernie Hamilton
Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
R
Ray Aghayan
Brave Shopkeeper (uncredited)
E
Ed Agresti
Nobleman (uncredited)
J
Jan Arvan
Manservant (uncredited)
W
William Bagdad
Wholesaler (uncredited)
R
Ross Bagdasarian
Fevvol (uncredited)
R
Rama Bai
Plump Ayah (uncredited)
N
Nita Bieber
Samaris (uncredited)
