FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!
5.3
113 min
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.
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Howard Keel | The Poet | Unowned |
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Ann Blyth | Marsinah | Unowned |
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Dolores Gray | Lalume | Unowned |
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Vic Damone | Caliph | Unowned |
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Monty Woolley | Omar | Unowned |
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Sebastian Cabot | Wazir | Unowned |
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Jay C. Flippen | Jawan | Unowned |
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Mike Mazurki | Chief Policeman | Unowned |
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Jack Elam | Hasan-Ben | Unowned |
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Ted de Corsia | Police Sub-altern | Unowned |
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Pat Sheehan | Harem Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Reiko Sato | 1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Patricia Dunn | 3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Bernie Hamilton | Pearl Merchant (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Ray Aghayan | Brave Shopkeeper (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Ed Agresti | Nobleman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Jan Arvan | Manservant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Bagdad | Wholesaler (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ross Bagdasarian | Fevvol (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Rama Bai | Plump Ayah (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Nita Bieber | Samaris (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Bleifer | Beggar (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Lennie Bluett | Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Herman Boden | Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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David Bond | Nobleman (uncredited) | Unowned |
| George Bruggeman | Wazir Guard (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Buddy Bryan | Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Barrie Chase | Harem Showgirl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Noel Cravat | Madman Merchant (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Drusilla Davis | Dancer (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Jack Dodds | Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Jamie Farr | Orange Merchant (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Louise Franklin | Dressmaker (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Naji Gabbay | Nobleman/Muezzin (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Leonard George | Servant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Jean Hartelle | Celebrant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Edmund Hashim | Nobleman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hilo Hattie | Ayah (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David Hoffman | Beggar (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Sam Hunter | Guard (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Dick Johnstone | Market Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Dulcie Jordan | Harem Showgirl (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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George Keymas | Young Policeman (uncredited) | Unowned |
| George Khoury | Bystander (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Marc Krah | Wholesaler (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Walter Kray | Nobleman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Ethan Laidlaw | Policeman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Norman Leavitt | Fig Vendor (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Alan Lee | Worshipper (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Luana Lee | Harem Showgirl (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Vera Lee | Harem Showgirl (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Virginia Lee | Harem Showgirl (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Guy Manford | Nobleman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| John Mansfield | Herald (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Charles Mauu | Policeman (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Reed Maxcy | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Bert May | Arabian Dancer (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Maria McClay | Harem Showgirl (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Frank Mitchell | Slave Merchant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leonard Mudie | Physician (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Diana Norris | Harem Showgirl (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Donna Norris | Harem Showgirl (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Don Orlando | Wholesaler (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Hamil Petroff | Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Frank Radcliffe | Silk Merchant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Gloria Rhoads | Harem Showgirl (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Phil Rich | Bangle Man (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Julie Robinson | Zubbediya (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Herman Rudin | Silk Merchant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Sam Scar | Bystander (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Norbert Schiller | Beggar (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pat Sheehan | Harem Showgirl (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Reginald Lal Singh | Muezzin (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Aaron Spelling | Beggar (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Nick Thompson | Businessman with Jug (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Arthur Tookoian | Nobleman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Dee Turnell | Harem Showgirl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bruno VeSota | Wholesaler (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Wagenheim | Beggar (uncredited) | Unowned |
| George Wandell | Jawan Servant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Mel Welles | Beggar (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Marc Wilder | Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Norman Wright | Nobleman (uncredited) | Unowned |