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Cast
Howard Keel | As: The Poet | |
Ann Blyth | As: Marsinah | |
Dolores Gray | As: Lalume | |
Vic Damone | As: Caliph | |
Monty Woolley | As: Omar |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN! |
Certification: | Unknown |
Cast
Howard Keel |
The Poet |
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Ann Blyth |
Marsinah |
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Dolores Gray |
Lalume |
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Vic Damone |
Caliph |
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Monty Woolley |
Omar |
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Sebastian Cabot |
Wazir |
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Jay C. Flippen |
Jawan |
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Mike Mazurki |
Chief Policeman |
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Jack Elam |
Hasan-Ben |
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Ted de Corsia |
Police Sub-altern |
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Pat Sheehan |
Harem Girl (uncredited) |
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Reiko Sato |
1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited) |
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Patricia Dunn |
3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited) |
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Bernie Hamilton |
Pearl Merchant (uncredited) |
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Ray Aghayan |
Brave Shopkeeper (uncredited) |
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Ed Agresti |
Nobleman (uncredited) |
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Jan Arvan |
Manservant (uncredited) |
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William Bagdad |
Wholesaler (uncredited) |
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Ross Bagdasarian |
Fevvol (uncredited) |
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Rama Bai |
Plump Ayah (uncredited) |
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Nita Bieber |
Samaris (uncredited) |
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John Bleifer |
Beggar (uncredited) |
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Lennie Bluett |
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited) |
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Herman Boden |
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited) |
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David Bond |
Nobleman (uncredited) |
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George Bruggeman |
Wazir Guard (uncredited) |
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Buddy Bryan |
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited) |
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Barrie Chase |
Harem Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Noel Cravat |
Madman Merchant (uncredited) |
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Drusilla Davis |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Jack Dodds |
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited) |
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Jamie Farr |
Orange Merchant (uncredited) |
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Louise Franklin |
Dressmaker (uncredited) |
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Naji Gabbay |
Nobleman/Muezzin (uncredited) |
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Leonard George |
Servant (uncredited) |
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Jean Hartelle |
Celebrant (uncredited) |
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Edmund Hashim |
Nobleman (uncredited) |
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Hilo Hattie |
Ayah (uncredited) |
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David Hoffman |
Beggar (uncredited) |
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Sam Hunter |
Guard (uncredited) |
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Dick Johnstone |
Market Patron (uncredited) |
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Dulcie Jordan |
Harem Showgirl (uncredited) |
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George Keymas |
Young Policeman (uncredited) |
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George Khoury |
Bystander (uncredited) |
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Marc Krah |
Wholesaler (uncredited) |
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Walter Kray |
Nobleman (uncredited) |
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Ethan Laidlaw |
Policeman (uncredited) |
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Norman Leavitt |
Fig Vendor (uncredited) |
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Alan Lee |
Worshipper (uncredited) |
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Luana Lee |
Harem Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Vera Lee |
Harem Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Virginia Lee |
Harem Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Guy Manford |
Nobleman (uncredited) |
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John Mansfield |
Herald (uncredited) |
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Charles Mauu |
Policeman (uncredited) |
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Reed Maxcy |
Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
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Bert May |
Arabian Dancer (uncredited) |
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Maria McClay |
Harem Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Frank Mitchell |
Slave Merchant (uncredited) |
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Leonard Mudie |
Physician (uncredited) |
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Diana Norris |
Harem Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Donna Norris |
Harem Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Don Orlando |
Wholesaler (uncredited) |
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Hamil Petroff |
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited) |
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Frank Radcliffe |
Silk Merchant (uncredited) |
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Gloria Rhoads |
Harem Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Phil Rich |
Bangle Man (uncredited) |
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Julie Robinson |
Zubbediya (uncredited) |
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Herman Rudin |
Silk Merchant (uncredited) |
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Sam Scar |
Bystander (uncredited) |
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Norbert Schiller |
Beggar (uncredited) |
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Pat Sheehan |
Harem Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Reginald Lal Singh |
Muezzin (uncredited) |
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Aaron Spelling |
Beggar (uncredited) |
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Nick Thompson |
Businessman with Jug (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tookoian |
Nobleman (uncredited) |
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Dee Turnell |
Harem Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Bruno VeSota |
Wholesaler (uncredited) |
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Charles Wagenheim |
Beggar (uncredited) |
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George Wandell |
Jawan Servant (uncredited) |
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Mel Welles |
Beggar (uncredited) |
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Marc Wilder |
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited) |
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Norman Wright |
Nobleman (uncredited) |
Directed By
Vincente Minnelli |
Director |
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William Shanks |
Assistant Director |
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Hank Moonjean |
Assistant Director |
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Mollie Kent |
Script Supervisor |
Writing Credits
Luther Davis |
Screenplay |
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Charles Lederer |
Screenplay |
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Chet Forrest |
Lyricist |
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Bob Wright |
Lyricist |
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Production Crew
Arthur Freed |
Producer |
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Bobby Webb |
Casting |
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Walter Strohm |
Production Manager |
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Hugh Boswell |
Unit Manager |
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Edited By
Adrienne Fazan |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Tony Duquette |
Costume Design |
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Sydney Guilaroff |
Hairstylist |
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William Tuttle |
Makeup Designer |
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Mary Bashe |
Makeup Artist |
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Clair Holgate |
Hairdresser |
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Lee Stanfield |
Makeup Artist |
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Sound
Conrad Salinger |
Music Arranger |
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Arthur Morton |
Music Arranger |
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Bob Wright |
Original Music Composer |
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André Previn |
Music Supervisor |
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André Previn |
Conductor |
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Chet Forrest |
Original Music Composer |
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Jeff Alexander |
Music Supervisor |
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Jeff Alexander |
Conductor |
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Wesley C. Miller |
Recording Supervision |
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Alexander Courage |
Music Arranger |
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Wesley C. Miller |
Sound Recordist |
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Norbert Fenton |
Sound Mixer |
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Ed Haight |
Sound Editor |
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Harold Humbrock |
Sound Editor |
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Van Allen James |
Sound Editor |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Joseph Ruttenberg |
Director of Photography |
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Walter Bluemel |
Assistant Camera |
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Herbert Fischer |
Camera Operator |
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Henry Forrester |
Grip |
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Fred J. Koenekamp |
Assistant Camera |
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Lighting
Wes Shanks |
Gaffer |
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Art Department
E. Preston Ames |
Art Direction |
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Cedric Gibbons |
Art Direction |
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F. Keogh Gleason |
Set Decoration |
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Edwin B. Willis |
Set Decoration |
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Other Crew
Jack Cole |
Choreographer |
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Warren Newcombe |
Special Effects |
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George Bruggeman |
Stunts |
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