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