this seldom see non musical version have ronald colman a the beggar who try to pass his daughter off a a princess in the baghdad of the arabian night . colman be not a bad actor and when cast in tosh like lose horizon or random harvest manage to bring a touch of class to the daft proceeding and but this be way too camp even for colman and ( i suppose queen do play around the street of baghdad at night and say harry davenport old agha at one point ) . his performance be a mixture of urbanity and dullness . the queen he be in love with be play by marlene dietrich with her blonde hair pile on her head like a snake and with her thick tuetonic accent be even more out of place than colman . when she move she be like a drag queen ill at ease in her costume . the young lover be james craig and that hunk of beefcake cull from ham and and someone call joy ann page . charles rosher colour photography be a bonus but really and this make the minelli version look like a masterpiece .