Kismet (1955)

5.6/10 113 min Music Romance Adventure Fantasy

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

The Poet

Ann Blyth

Marsinah

Dolores Gray

Lalume

Vic Damone

Caliph

Monty Woolley

Omar

Sebastian Cabot

Wazir

Jay C. Flippen

Jawan

Mike Mazurki

Chief Policeman

Jack Elam

Hasan-Ben

Ted de Corsia

Police Sub-altern

Pat Sheehan

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Reiko Sato

1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)

Bernie Hamilton

Pearl Merchant (uncredited)

Jan Arvan

Manservant (uncredited)

William Bagdad

Wholesaler (uncredited)

Ross Bagdasarian

Fevvol (uncredited)

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