Kismet (1955)
ECSTACY of Song Spectacle and Love!
113 min
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.
- Release date
- October 8, 1955
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Howard Keel as 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
Crew
- Vincente Minnelli · Director
- Charles Lederer · Writer
- Luther Davis · Writer
- Edward Knoblock · Writer
- Arthur Freed · Producer
- Joseph Ruttenberg · Cinematographer
- Adrienne Fazan · Editor