Kismet

FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!

Duration: 113 min
Release date: 1955-10-08
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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.

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Howard Keel
Howard Keel
as The Poet
Ann Blyth
Ann Blyth
as Marsinah
Dolores Gray
Dolores Gray
as Lalume
Vic Damone
Vic Damone
as Caliph
Monty Woolley
Monty Woolley
as Omar
Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian Cabot
as Wazir
Jay C. Flippen
Jay C. Flippen
as Jawan
Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki
as Chief Policeman
Jack Elam
Jack Elam
as Hasan-Ben
Ted de Corsia
Ted de Corsia
as Police Sub-altern
Pat Sheehan
Pat Sheehan
as Harem Girl (uncredited)
Reiko Sato
Reiko Sato
as 1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Patricia Dunn
Patricia Dunn
as 3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Bernie Hamilton
Bernie Hamilton
as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Ray Aghayan
Ray Aghayan
as Brave Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Ed Agresti
Ed Agresti
as Nobleman (uncredited)
Jan Arvan
Jan Arvan
as Manservant (uncredited)
William Bagdad
William Bagdad
as Wholesaler (uncredited)
Ross Bagdasarian
Ross Bagdasarian
as Fevvol (uncredited)
Rama Bai
Rama Bai
as Plump Ayah (uncredited)
Nita Bieber
Nita Bieber
as Samaris (uncredited)
John Bleifer
John Bleifer
as Beggar (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett
Lennie Bluett
as Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Herman Boden
Herman Boden
as Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
David Bond
David Bond
as Nobleman (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
George Bruggeman
as Wazir Guard (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Buddy Bryan
as Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Barrie Chase
as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Noel Cravat
Noel Cravat
as Madman Merchant (uncredited)
Drusilla Davis
Drusilla Davis
as Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Dodds
Jack Dodds
as Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Jamie Farr
Jamie Farr
as Orange Merchant (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
Louise Franklin
as Dressmaker (uncredited)
Naji Gabbay
Naji Gabbay
as Nobleman/Muezzin (uncredited)
Leonard George
Leonard George
as Servant (uncredited)
Jean Hartelle
Jean Hartelle
as Celebrant (uncredited)
Edmund Hashim
Edmund Hashim
as Nobleman (uncredited)
Hilo Hattie
Hilo Hattie
as Ayah (uncredited)
David Hoffman
David Hoffman
as Beggar (uncredited)
Sam Hunter
Sam Hunter
as Guard (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Dick Johnstone
as Market Patron (uncredited)
Dulcie Jordan
Dulcie Jordan
as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
George Keymas
George Keymas
as Young Policeman (uncredited)
George Khoury
George Khoury
as Bystander (uncredited)
Marc Krah
Marc Krah
as Wholesaler (uncredited)
Walter Kray
Walter Kray
as Nobleman (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Ethan Laidlaw
as Policeman (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Norman Leavitt
as Fig Vendor (uncredited)
Alan Lee
Alan Lee
as Worshipper (uncredited)
Luana Lee
Luana Lee
as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Vera Lee
Vera Lee
as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Virginia Lee
Virginia Lee
as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Guy Manford
Guy Manford
as Nobleman (uncredited)
John Mansfield
John Mansfield
as Herald (uncredited)
Charles Mauu
Charles Mauu
as Policeman (uncredited)
Reed Maxcy
Reed Maxcy
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Bert May
Bert May
as Arabian Dancer (uncredited)
Maria McClay
Maria McClay
as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
Frank Mitchell
as Slave Merchant (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Leonard Mudie
as Physician (uncredited)
Diana Norris
Diana Norris
as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Donna Norris
Donna Norris
as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Don Orlando
Don Orlando
as Wholesaler (uncredited)
Hamil Petroff
Hamil Petroff
as Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe
Frank Radcliffe
as Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Gloria Rhoads
Gloria Rhoads
as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Phil Rich
Phil Rich
as Bangle Man (uncredited)
Julie Robinson
Julie Robinson
as Zubbediya (uncredited)
Herman Rudin
Herman Rudin
as Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Sam Scar
Sam Scar
as Bystander (uncredited)
Norbert Schiller
Norbert Schiller
as Beggar (uncredited)
Pat Sheehan
Pat Sheehan
as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Reginald Lal Singh
Reginald Lal Singh
as Muezzin (uncredited)
Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling
as Beggar (uncredited)
Nick Thompson
Nick Thompson
as Businessman with Jug (uncredited)
Arthur Tookoian
Arthur Tookoian
as Nobleman (uncredited)
Dee Turnell
Dee Turnell
as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Bruno VeSota
Bruno VeSota
as Wholesaler (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Charles Wagenheim
as Beggar (uncredited)
George Wandell
George Wandell
as Jawan Servant (uncredited)
Mel Welles
Mel Welles
as Beggar (uncredited)
Marc Wilder
Marc Wilder
as Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Norman Wright
Norman Wright
as Nobleman (uncredited)
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