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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Luther DavisScreenplay
- Vincente MinnelliDirector
- Charles LedererScreenplay
- Robert WrightOriginal Music Composer
- George ForrestOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Howard KeelThe Poet
- Ann BlythMarsinah
- Dolores GrayLalume
- Vic DamoneCaliph
- Monty WoolleyOmar
- Sebastian CabotWazir
- Jay C. FlippenJawan
- Mike MazurkiChief Policeman
- Jack ElamHasan-Ben
- Ted de CorsiaPolice Sub-altern
- Pat SheehanHarem Girl (uncredited)
- Reiko Sato1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
musicalbeggarbagdadromanceimpostor