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Kismet

Vincente Minnelli

1955 • 1h 53m

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 a...

Kismet

Kismet - Original Theatrical Trailer

Cast

Howard Keel

Howard KeelThe Poet

Ann Blyth

Ann BlythMarsinah

Dolores Gray

Dolores GrayLalume

Vic Damone

Vic DamoneCaliph

Monty Woolley

Monty WoolleyOmar

Sebastian Cabot

Sebastian CabotWazir

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. FlippenJawan

Mike Mazurki

Mike MazurkiChief Policeman

Jack Elam

Jack ElamHasan-Ben

Ted de Corsia

Ted de CorsiaPolice Sub-altern

Pat Sheehan

Pat SheehanHarem Girl (uncredited)

Reiko Sato

Reiko Sato1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)

Patricia Dunn3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited)

Bernie Hamilton

Bernie HamiltonPearl Merchant (uncredited)

Ray AghayanBrave Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Crew

Vincente Minnelli

Vincente MinnelliDirector

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

Joseph Ruttenberg

Joseph RuttenbergDirector of Photography

Charles Lederer

Charles LedererScreenplay

Robert Wright

Robert WrightLyricist

George Forrest

George ForrestLyricist

Alexander Courage

Alexander CourageMusic Arranger

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney GuilaroffHairstylist

André Previn

André PrevinMusic Supervisor

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. WillisSet Decoration

William Tuttle

William TuttleMakeup Designer

Fred J. Koenekamp

Fred J. KoenekampAssistant Camera

Jack Cole

Jack ColeChoreographer

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Kismet (1955) — Backlot Notes