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FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!

5.3

1h 53m

1955

“FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Trailer

MusicRomanceAdventureFantasy

musicalbeggarbagdadromanceimpostor

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Cast & Crew

Howard Keel

Howard Keel

as The Poet

Ann Blyth

Ann Blyth

as Marsinah

Dolores Gray

Dolores Gray

as Lalume

Vic Damone

Vic Damone

as Caliph

Monty Woolley

Monty Woolley

as Omar

Sebastian Cabot

Sebastian Cabot

as Wazir

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

as Jawan

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

as Chief Policeman

Jack Elam

Jack Elam

as Hasan-Ben

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