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)
Wonci Lui
2nd Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Edward Knoblock
Writer
Patricia Dunn
3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Bernie Hamilton
Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Ray Aghayan
Brave Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Ed Agresti
Nobleman (uncredited)
Richard Alameda
Nobleman (uncredited)
Suzanne Ames
Harem Showgirl (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)
Vera Francis
Harem Showgirl (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)
Kimo
Executioner (uncredited)
June Kirby
Harem Girl (uncredited) / Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Van Kirke
Nobleman (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)
Naji
Nobleman/Muezzin's Voice (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)
E. Preston Ames
Art Direction
Marc Wilder
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Tony Duquette
Costume Design
Norman Wright
Nobleman (uncredited)
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
Luther Davis
Screenplay
Arthur Freed
Producer
Adrienne Fazan
Editor
Vincente Minnelli
Director
Charles Lederer
Screenplay
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Chet Forrest
Lyricist / Original Music Composer
Bob Wright
Lyricist / Original Music Composer
Conrad Salinger
Music Arranger
Arthur Morton
Music Arranger
André Previn
Music Supervisor / Conductor
F. Keogh Gleason
Set Decoration
Jack Cole
Choreographer
William Shanks
Assistant Director
Jeff Alexander
Music Supervisor / Conductor
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Wesley C. Miller
Recording Supervision / Sound Recordist
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
Alexander Courage
Music Arranger
Bobby Webb
Casting
Mary Bashe
Makeup Artist
Clair Holgate
Hairdresser
Lee Stanfield
Makeup Artist
Walter Strohm
Production Manager
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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