Kismet (1955)
1h 53m
Running Time
October 8, 1955Release Date
Kismet (1955)
1h 53m
Running Time
October 8, 1955Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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 & Crew.
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
Reiko Sato
1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Patricia Dunn
3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Bernie Hamilton
Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Edward Knoblock
Writer
Ray Aghayan
Brave Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Ed Agresti
Nobleman (uncredited)
Jan Arvan
Manservant (uncredited)
William Bagdad
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Ross Bagdasarian
Fevvol (uncredited)
Rama Bai
Plump Ayah (uncredited)
Nita Bieber
Samaris (uncredited)
John Bleifer
Beggar (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Herman Boden
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
David Bond
Nobleman (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Wazir Guard (uncredited) / Stunts
Buddy Bryan
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Noel Cravat
Madman Merchant (uncredited)
Drusilla Davis
Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Dodds
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Jamie Farr
Orange Merchant (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
Dressmaker (uncredited)
Naji Gabbay
Nobleman/Muezzin (uncredited)
Leonard George
Servant (uncredited)
Jean Hartelle
Celebrant (uncredited)
Edmund Hashim
Nobleman (uncredited)
Hilo Hattie
Ayah (uncredited)
David Hoffman
Beggar (uncredited)
Sam Hunter
Guard (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Market Patron (uncredited)
Dulcie Jordan
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
George Keymas
Young Policeman (uncredited)
George Khoury
Bystander (uncredited)
Marc Krah
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Walter Kray
Nobleman (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Policeman (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Fig Vendor (uncredited)
Alan Lee
Worshipper (uncredited)
Luana Lee
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Vera Lee
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Virginia Lee
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Guy Manford
Nobleman (uncredited)
John Mansfield
Herald (uncredited)
Charles Mauu
Policeman (uncredited)
Reed Maxcy
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Bert May
Arabian Dancer (uncredited)
Maria McClay
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
Slave Merchant (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Physician (uncredited)
Diana Norris
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Donna Norris
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Don Orlando
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Hamil Petroff
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe
Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Gloria Rhoads
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Phil Rich
Bangle Man (uncredited)
Julie Robinson
Zubbediya (uncredited)
Herman Rudin
Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Sam Scar
Bystander (uncredited)
Norbert Schiller
Beggar (uncredited)
Pat Sheehan
Harem Girl (uncredited) / Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Reginald Lal Singh
Muezzin (uncredited)
Aaron Spelling
Beggar (uncredited)
Nick Thompson
Businessman with Jug (uncredited)
Arthur Tookoian
Nobleman (uncredited)
Dee Turnell
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Bruno VeSota
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Beggar (uncredited)
George Wandell
Jawan Servant (uncredited)
Mel Welles
Beggar (uncredited)
Marc Wilder
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Norman Wright
Nobleman (uncredited)
Vincente Minnelli
Director
Adrienne Fazan
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Luther Davis
Screenplay
Arthur Freed
Producer
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
E. Preston Ames
Art Direction
Tony Duquette
Costume Design
Charles Lederer
Screenplay
Robert Wright
Lyricist / Original Music Composer
George Forrest
Lyricist / Original Music Composer
Jeff Alexander
Conductor / Music Supervisor
Arthur Morton
Music Arranger
Alexander Courage
Music Arranger
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
William Shanks
Assistant Director
Wesley C. Miller
Recording Supervision / Sound Recordist
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Conrad Salinger
Music Arranger
André Previn
Music Supervisor / Conductor
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
F. Keogh Gleason
Set Decoration
Bobby Webb
Casting
Mary Bashe
Makeup Artist
Clair Holgate
Hairdresser
Lee Stanfield
Makeup Artist
Walter Strohm
Production Manager
Hugh Boswell
Unit Manager
Hank Moonjean
Assistant Director
Norbert Fenton
Sound Mixer
Ed Haight
Sound Editor
Harold Humbrock
Sound Editor
Van Allen James
Sound Editor
Walter Bluemel
Assistant Camera
Herbert Fischer
Camera Operator
Henry Forrester
Grip
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 8, 1955
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 53m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
musical
beggar
bagdad
impostor
romance
Wiki.
Kismet is a 1955 American musical-comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by Arthur Freed. It was filmed in CinemaScope and Eastmancolor and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
It is the fifth movie version of Kismet. The first was released in 1914, the second in 1920, the third in 1930 by Warner Brothers, and the fourth, starring Ronald Colman and Marlene Dietrich, by MGM in 1944. The 1955 film is based on the successful 1953 stage musical Kismet, while the four earlier versions are based on the original 1911 play by Edward Knoblock.
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