Kismet (1955)
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 & 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
Pat Sheehan
Harem Girl (uncredited)
Reiko Sato
1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)
Bernie Hamilton
Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Jan Arvan
Manservant (uncredited)
William Bagdad
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Ross Bagdasarian
Fevvol (uncredited)
Nita Bieber
Samaris (uncredited)
John Bleifer
Beggar (uncredited)
David Bond
Nobleman (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Noel Cravat
Madman Merchant (uncredited)
Jamie Farr
Orange Merchant (uncredited)
Edmund Hashim
Nobleman (uncredited)
David Hoffman
Beggar (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Market Patron (uncredited)
George Keymas
Young Policeman (uncredited)
Marc Krah
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Policeman (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Fig Vendor (uncredited)
Vera Lee
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Charles Mauu
Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
Slave Merchant (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Physician (uncredited)
Norbert Schiller
Beggar (uncredited)
Pat Sheehan
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Aaron Spelling
Beggar (uncredited)
Bruno VeSota
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Beggar (uncredited)
Mel Welles
Beggar (uncredited)
Luther Davis, Charles Lederer
Screenplay
Arthur Freed
Producer
Vincente Minnelli
Director
