The read
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself. This film is believed lost.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
4 audience votes
Key crew
- John Francis DillonDirector
Cast
- Otis SkinnerHajj
- Loretta YoungMarsinah
- David MannersCaliph Abdallah
- Sidney BlackmerWazir Mansur
- Mary DuncanZeleekha
- Montagu LoveThe Jailer
- Ford SterlingAmru
- Theodore von EltzThe Guide Nazir
- John St. PolisThe Imam Mahmud
- Edmund BreeseJawan
- Blanche FridericiNarjis
- John SheehanKazim
Stills
Themes
dancercastlebeggarthiefslavepre-codelost film