Kismet(1955)
movie - first aired/released 1955-10-08 - 113 min - audience 5.6
Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
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.
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Cast
Howard KeelThe Poet
Ann BlythMarsinah
Dolores GrayLalume
Vic DamoneCaliph
Monty WoolleyOmar
Sebastian CabotWazir
Jay C. FlippenJawan
Mike MazurkiChief Policeman
Jack ElamHasan-Ben
Ted de CorsiaPolice Sub-altern
Pat SheehanHarem Girl (uncredited), Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Reiko Sato1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)- Patricia Dunn3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Bernie HamiltonPearl Merchant (uncredited)- Ray AghayanBrave Shopkeeper (uncredited)
- Ed AgrestiNobleman (uncredited)
Jan ArvanManservant (uncredited)
William BagdadWholesaler (uncredited)
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Ross BagdasarianFevvol (uncredited)- Rama BaiPlump Ayah (uncredited)
Nita BieberSamaris (uncredited)
John BleiferBeggar (uncredited)- Lennie BluettDancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
- Herman BodenDancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
David BondNobleman (uncredited)- George BruggemanWazir Guard (uncredited)
Buddy BryanDancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Barrie ChaseHarem Showgirl (uncredited)
Noel CravatMadman Merchant (uncredited)- Drusilla DavisDancer (uncredited)
- Jack DoddsDancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Jamie FarrOrange Merchant (uncredited)- Louise FranklinDressmaker (uncredited)
- Naji GabbayNobleman/Muezzin (uncredited)
- Leonard GeorgeServant (uncredited)
- Jean HartelleCelebrant (uncredited)
Edmund HashimNobleman (uncredited)
Hilo HattieAyah (uncredited)
David HoffmanBeggar (uncredited)- Sam HunterGuard (uncredited)
Dick JohnstoneMarket Patron (uncredited)- Dulcie JordanHarem Showgirl (uncredited)
George KeymasYoung Policeman (uncredited)- George KhouryBystander (uncredited)
Marc KrahWholesaler (uncredited)- Walter KrayNobleman (uncredited)
Ethan LaidlawPoliceman (uncredited)
Norman LeavittFig Vendor (uncredited)- Alan LeeWorshipper (uncredited)
- Luana LeeHarem Showgirl (uncredited)
Vera LeeHarem Showgirl (uncredited)- Virginia LeeHarem Showgirl (uncredited)
- Guy ManfordNobleman (uncredited)
- John MansfieldHerald (uncredited)
Charles MauuPoliceman (uncredited)- Reed MaxcySpecialty Dancer (uncredited)
- Bert MayArabian Dancer (uncredited)
- Maria McClayHarem Showgirl (uncredited)
Frank MitchellSlave Merchant (uncredited)
Leonard MudiePhysician (uncredited)- Diana NorrisHarem Showgirl (uncredited)
- Donna NorrisHarem Showgirl (uncredited)
- Don OrlandoWholesaler (uncredited)
- Hamil PetroffDancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
- Frank RadcliffeSilk Merchant (uncredited)
- Gloria RhoadsHarem Showgirl (uncredited)
- Phil RichBangle Man (uncredited)
- Julie RobinsonZubbediya (uncredited)
- Herman RudinSilk Merchant (uncredited)
- Sam ScarBystander (uncredited)
Norbert SchillerBeggar (uncredited)- Reginald Lal SinghMuezzin (uncredited)
Aaron SpellingBeggar (uncredited)- Nick ThompsonBusinessman with Jug (uncredited)
- Arthur TookoianNobleman (uncredited)
Dee TurnellHarem Showgirl (uncredited)
Bruno VeSotaWholesaler (uncredited)
Charles WagenheimBeggar (uncredited)- George WandellJawan Servant (uncredited)
Mel WellesBeggar (uncredited)- Marc WilderDancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
- Norman WrightNobleman (uncredited)
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