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