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"FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!"

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.

Top Cast

  • Howard Keel

    Howard Keel

    The Poet

  • Ann Blyth

    Ann Blyth

    Marsinah

  • Dolores Gray

    Dolores Gray

    Lalume

  • Vic Damone

    Vic Damone

    Caliph

  • Monty Woolley

    Monty Woolley

    Omar

  • Sebastian Cabot

    Sebastian Cabot

    Wazir

  • Jay C. Flippen

    Jay C. Flippen

    Jawan

  • Mike Mazurki

    Mike Mazurki

    Chief Policeman

  • Jack Elam

    Jack Elam

    Hasan-Ben

Overview

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.

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