Kismet
Music
Romance
Adventure
Fantasy
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.
1955-10-08
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Cast
Director
Vincente Minnelli
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)
Bernie Hamilton as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Jan Arvan as Manservant (uncredited)
William Bagdad as Wholesaler (uncredited)
Ross Bagdasarian as Fevvol (uncredited)
Nita Bieber as Samaris (uncredited)
John Bleifer as Beggar (uncredited)
David Bond as Nobleman (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan as Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Barrie Chase as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Noel Cravat as Madman Merchant (uncredited)
Jamie Farr as Orange Merchant (uncredited)
Edmund Hashim as Nobleman (uncredited)
Hilo Hattie as Ayah (uncredited)
David Hoffman as Beggar (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone as Market Patron (uncredited)
George Keymas as Young Policeman (uncredited)
Marc Krah as Wholesaler (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw as Policeman (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt as Fig Vendor (uncredited)
Vera Lee as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Charles Mauu as Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell as Slave Merchant (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie as Physician (uncredited)
Norbert Schiller as Beggar (uncredited)
Pat Sheehan as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Aaron Spelling as Beggar (uncredited)
Dee Turnell as Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Bruno VeSota as Wholesaler (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim as Beggar (uncredited)
Mel Welles as Beggar (uncredited)