Kismet (1955)
"FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!"

Title: Kismet
Original Title: Kismet
Release Date: 1955-10-08
Status: Released
Rating: 5/10 (from 13 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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.
Cast

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