Kismet
Kismet
Release: 1955-10-08
·Runtime: 113m
·★ 5.3
Music
Romance
Adventure
Fantasy
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Trailers & Videos
Cast
John Bleifer
as Beggar (uncredited)
Mel Welles
as Beggar (uncredited)
Monty Woolley
as Omar
Howard Keel
as The Poet
Aaron Spelling
as Beggar (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
as Beggar (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
as Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
as Market Patron (uncredited)
Jamie Farr
as Orange Merchant (uncredited)
Marc Krah
as Wholesaler (uncredited)
George Keymas
as Young Policeman (uncredited)
Norbert Schiller
as Beggar (uncredited)
Pat Sheehan
as Harem Girl (uncredited), Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Charles Mauu
as Policeman (uncredited)
Bruno VeSota
as Wholesaler (uncredited)
Vic Damone
as Caliph
Jan Arvan
as Manservant (uncredited)
Vera Lee
as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
as Slave Merchant (uncredited)
Ann Blyth
as Marsinah
Jack Elam
as Hasan-Ben
Barrie Chase
as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Ted de Corsia
as Police Sub-altern
Nita Bieber
as Samaris (uncredited)
Noel Cravat
as Madman Merchant (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
as Physician (uncredited)
Sebastian Cabot
as Wazir
Ross Bagdasarian
as Fevvol (uncredited)
Edmund Hashim
as Nobleman (uncredited)
David Hoffman
as Beggar (uncredited)
Bernie Hamilton
as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Mike Mazurki
as Chief Policeman
Jay C. Flippen
as Jawan
William Bagdad
as Wholesaler (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
as Fig Vendor (uncredited)
Reiko Sato
as 1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
David Bond
as Nobleman (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
as Policeman (uncredited)
Dolores Gray
as Lalume
Crew
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
André Previn
Music Supervisor, Conductor
Jack Cole
Choreographer
Charles Lederer
Screenplay
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
Alexander Courage
Music Arranger
Fred J. Koenekamp
Assistant Camera
Robert Wright
Lyricist, Original Music Composer
Vincente Minnelli
Director
George Forrest
Lyricist, Original Music Composer
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction