Kismet
movie
FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!
Released October 08, 1955
Overview
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.
Cast
Howard Keel
as
The 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
Pat Sheehan
as
Harem Girl (uncredited)
Reiko Sato
as
1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Crew
Vincente Minnelli
as
Director
Charles Lederer
as
Screenplay
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Luther Davis
as
Screenplay
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Arthur Freed
as
Producer
Joseph Ruttenberg
as
Director of Photography
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Adrienne Fazan
as
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
as
Art Direction
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E. Preston Ames
as
Art Direction
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Tony Duquette
as
Costume Design
Robert Wright
as
Lyricist
George Forrest
as
Lyricist
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Conrad Salinger
as
Music Arranger