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Kismet

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Calorie Rating: 145
Released: 1955-10-08
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Studios: 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.

Director / Directors

William Shanks
Assistant Director
Hank Moonjean
Assistant Director

Mollie Kent
Script Supervisor


Cast

Howard Keel
Character: The Poet
Ann Blyth
Character: Marsinah
Dolores Gray
Character: Lalume

Vic Damone
Character: Caliph
Monty Woolley
Character: Omar
Sebastian Cabot
Character: Wazir

Jay C. Flippen
Character: Jawan
Mike Mazurki
Character: Chief Policeman
Jack Elam
Character: Hasan-Ben

Ted de Corsia
Character: Police Sub-altern
Pat Sheehan
Character: Harem Girl (uncredited)
Reiko Sato
Character: 1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)

Patricia Dunn
Character: 3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Bernie Hamilton
Character: Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Ray Aghayan
Character: Brave Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Ed Agresti
Character: Nobleman (uncredited)
Jan Arvan
Character: Manservant (uncredited)
William Bagdad
Character: Wholesaler (uncredited)

Ross Bagdasarian
Character: Fevvol (uncredited)
Rama Bai
Character: Plump Ayah (uncredited)
Nita Bieber
Character: Samaris (uncredited)

John Bleifer
Character: Beggar (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett
Character: Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Herman Boden
Character: Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)

David Bond
Character: Nobleman (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Character: Wazir Guard (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Character: Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)

Barrie Chase
Character: Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Noel Cravat
Character: Madman Merchant (uncredited)
Drusilla Davis
Character: Dancer (uncredited)

Jack Dodds
Character: Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Jamie Farr
Character: Orange Merchant (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
Character: Dressmaker (uncredited)

Naji Gabbay
Character: Nobleman/Muezzin (uncredited)
Leonard George
Character: Servant (uncredited)
Jean Hartelle
Character: Celebrant (uncredited)

Edmund Hashim
Character: Nobleman (uncredited)
Hilo Hattie
Character: Ayah (uncredited)
David Hoffman
Character: Beggar (uncredited)

Sam Hunter
Character: Guard (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Character: Market Patron (uncredited)
Dulcie Jordan
Character: Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

George Keymas
Character: Young Policeman (uncredited)
George Khoury
Character: Bystander (uncredited)
Marc Krah
Character: Wholesaler (uncredited)

Walter Kray
Character: Nobleman (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Character: Fig Vendor (uncredited)

Alan Lee
Character: Worshipper (uncredited)
Luana Lee
Character: Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Vera Lee
Character: Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Virginia Lee
Character: Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Guy Manford
Character: Nobleman (uncredited)
John Mansfield
Character: Herald (uncredited)

Charles Mauu
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Reed Maxcy
Character: Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Bert May
Character: Arabian Dancer (uncredited)

Maria McClay
Character: Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
Character: Slave Merchant (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Character: Physician (uncredited)

Diana Norris
Character: Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Donna Norris
Character: Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Don Orlando
Character: Wholesaler (uncredited)

Hamil Petroff
Character: Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe
Character: Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Gloria Rhoads
Character: Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Phil Rich
Character: Bangle Man (uncredited)
Julie Robinson
Character: Zubbediya (uncredited)
Herman Rudin
Character: Silk Merchant (uncredited)

Sam Scar
Character: Bystander (uncredited)
Norbert Schiller
Character: Beggar (uncredited)
Pat Sheehan
Character: Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Reginald Lal Singh
Character: Muezzin (uncredited)
Aaron Spelling
Character: Beggar (uncredited)
Nick Thompson
Character: Businessman with Jug (uncredited)

Arthur Tookoian
Character: Nobleman (uncredited)
Dee Turnell
Character: Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Bruno VeSota
Character: Wholesaler (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim
Character: Beggar (uncredited)
George Wandell
Character: Jawan Servant (uncredited)
Mel Welles
Character: Beggar (uncredited)

Marc Wilder
Character: Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Norman Wright
Character: Nobleman (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Luther Davis
Screenplay

Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction

E. Preston Ames
Art Direction
Tony Duquette
Costume Design

Conrad Salinger
Music Arranger
Robert Wright
Original Music Composer

George Forrest
Original Music Composer
André Previn
Music Supervisor
Jeff Alexander
Music Supervisor

Alexander Courage
Music Arranger

Arthur Morton
Music Arranger
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
F. Keogh Gleason
Set Decoration

Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
Wesley C. Miller
Recording Supervision

William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
Mary Bashe
Makeup Artist

Clair Holgate
Hairdresser
Lee Stanfield
Makeup Artist
Walter Strohm
Production Manager

Hugh Boswell
Unit Manager
Wesley C. Miller
Sound Recordist
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

Fred J. Koenekamp
Assistant Camera

Jack Cole
Choreographer