Hafiz, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself.
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The people behind it
Ronald Colman
Hafiz
Marlene Dietrich
Jamilla
James Craig
Caliph
Edward Arnold
The Grand Vizier
Hugh Herbert
Feisal
Joy Page
Marsinah
Florence Bates
Karsha
Harry Davenport
Agha
Hobart Cavanaugh
Moolah
Robert Warwick
Alfife
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Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself. This film is believed lost.
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