The Veils of Bagdad

Overview

Antar is sent by Suleiman, head of the Ottoman Empire, to Bagdad to prevent Hammam, Pasha of Bagdad, from purchasing the services of local leader Mustapha to unite the hill tribes and overthrow the emperor. The intrigue mounts as Antar falls in love with dancer Selima, who tries to avenge her father's death against Hammam's right-hand-man Kasseim, whose wife Rosanna has fallen in love with Antar!

Directed by George Sherman

Top cast

Victor Mature

Antar

Mari Blanchard

Selima

Virginia Field

Rosanna

Guy Rolfe

Kasseim

James Arness

Targut

Gregg Palmer

Osman

Nick Cravat

Ahmed

Ludwig Donath

Kaffar

Jackie Loughery

Handmaiden

Leon Askin

Pasha Hammam

Howard Petrie

Karsh

Charles Arnt

Zapolya

Glenn Strange

Mik-Kel

Thomas Browne Henry

Mustapha the Wild

Sammy Stein

Abdallah

David Sharpe

Ben Ali

Robert Blake

Beggar boy

Ben Welden

Stout Wrestler (uncredited)

Stuart Whitman

Sergeant (uncredited)

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