Kismet
ECSTACY of Song Spectacle and Love!
5.6(17) 1955-10-08 113 minMusicRomanceAdventureFantasy
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.
ScreenplayLuther Davis
ProducerArthur Freed
DirectorVincente Minnelli
ScreenplayCharles Lederer
Original Music ComposerRobert Wright
Original Music ComposerGeorge Forrest
Cast & characters
Howard Keel
as The Poet
Ann Blyth
as Marsinah
Dolores Gray
as Lalume
Vic Damone
as Caliph
Monty Woolley
as Omar
Sebastian Cabot
as Wazir
Jay C. Flippen
as Jawan
Mike Mazurki
as Chief Policeman
Jack Elam
as Hasan-Ben
Ted de Corsia
as Police Sub-altern
Pat Sheehan
as Harem Girl (uncredited)
Reiko Sato
as 1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
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Patricia Dunn
as 3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Bernie Hamilton
as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
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Ray Aghayan
as Brave Shopkeeper (uncredited)
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Ed Agresti
as Nobleman (uncredited)
Jan Arvan
as Manservant (uncredited)
William Bagdad
as Wholesaler (uncredited)
Ross Bagdasarian
as Fevvol (uncredited)
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Rama Bai
as Plump Ayah (uncredited)
Nita Bieber
as Samaris (uncredited)
John Bleifer
as Beggar (uncredited)
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Lennie Bluett
as Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
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Herman Boden
as Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
