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.
Year 1955
Director Vincente Minnelli
Crew E. Preston Ames (Art Direction), Tony Duquette (Costume Design), Joseph Ruttenberg (Director of Photography), Luther Davis (Screenplay), Arthur Freed (Producer), Adrienne Fazan (Editor)
Popularity 2
Language English
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