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Kismet

1955-10-081h 53mMusic / Romance / Adventure5.6/10TMDB · 18 votes

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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Directed byVincente Minnelli

Original languageEnglish

Original release1955-10-08

ProductionUnited States of America

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Howard KeelThe Poet

Ann BlythMarsinah

Dolores GrayLalume

Vic DamoneCaliph

Monty WoolleyOmar

Sebastian CabotWazir

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Jay C. FlippenJawan Mike MazurkiChief Policeman Jack ElamHasan-Ben Ted de CorsiaPolice Sub-altern Pat SheehanHarem Girl (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)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)Pat SheehanHarem Showgirl (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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