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Kismet (1955)

FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!

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.

Release: 1955-10-08
Runtime: 113 min
Rating: 5.3 / 10
Cast
Howard Keel
Howard Keel
The Poet
Ann Blyth
Ann Blyth
Marsinah
Dolores Gray
Dolores Gray
Lalume
Vic Damone
Vic Damone
Caliph
Monty Woolley
Monty Woolley
Omar
Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian Cabot
Wazir
Jay C. Flippen
Jay C. Flippen
Jawan
Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki
Chief Policeman
Jack Elam
Jack Elam
Hasan-Ben
Ted de Corsia
Ted de Corsia
Police Sub-altern
Pat Sheehan
Pat Sheehan
Harem Girl (uncredited)
Reiko Sato
Reiko Sato
1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
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Patricia Dunn
3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Bernie Hamilton
Bernie Hamilton
Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
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Ray Aghayan
Brave Shopkeeper (uncredited)
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Ed Agresti
Nobleman (uncredited)
Jan Arvan
Jan Arvan
Manservant (uncredited)
William Bagdad
William Bagdad
Wholesaler (uncredited)