
Howard Keel
The Poet


Music / Romance / Adventure / Fantasy
ECSTACY of Song Spectacle and Love!
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.
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORY

The Poet

Marsinah

Lalume

Caliph

Omar

Wazir

Jawan

Chief Policeman
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