Kismet
1955, Film, 113 min, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, English, United States, MoviePedia score 62
ECSTACY of Song Spectacle and Love!
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.
Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen
Cast
- Howard Keel as Poet
- Ann Blyth as Marsinah
- Dolores Gray as Lalume
- Vic Damone as Caliph
- Monty Woolley as Omar
- Sebastian Cabot as Wazir
- Jay C. Flippen as Jawan
- Mike Mazurki as Chief Policeman
- Jack Elam as Hasan-Ben
- Ted de Corsia as Police Sub-altern
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