

Kismet(1955)
"FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!"
Overview
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.
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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)
Patricia Dunn
3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited)

Bernie Hamilton
Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Ray Aghayan
Brave Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Ed Agresti
Nobleman (uncredited)

Jan Arvan
Manservant (uncredited)

William Bagdad
Wholesaler (uncredited)

Ross Bagdasarian
Fevvol (uncredited)
Rama Bai
Plump Ayah (uncredited)

Nita Bieber
Samaris (uncredited)

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

David Bond
Nobleman (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Wazir Guard (uncredited)

Buddy Bryan
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)

Barrie Chase
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Noel Cravat
Madman Merchant (uncredited)
Drusilla Davis
Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Dodds
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)

Jamie Farr
Orange Merchant (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
Dressmaker (uncredited)
Naji Gabbay
Nobleman/Muezzin (uncredited)
Leonard George
Servant (uncredited)
Jean Hartelle
Celebrant (uncredited)

Edmund Hashim
Nobleman (uncredited)
Hilo Hattie
Ayah (uncredited)

David Hoffman
Beggar (uncredited)
Sam Hunter
Guard (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone
Market Patron (uncredited)
Dulcie Jordan
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

George Keymas
Young Policeman (uncredited)
George Khoury
Bystander (uncredited)

Marc Krah
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Walter Kray
Nobleman (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw
Policeman (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt
Fig Vendor (uncredited)
Alan Lee
Worshipper (uncredited)
Luana Lee
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

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

Charles Mauu
Policeman (uncredited)
Reed Maxcy
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Bert May
Arabian Dancer (uncredited)
Maria McClay
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Frank Mitchell
Slave Merchant (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie
Physician (uncredited)
Diana Norris
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Donna Norris
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Don Orlando
Wholesaler (uncredited)
Hamil Petroff
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe
Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Gloria Rhoads
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Phil Rich
Bangle Man (uncredited)
Julie Robinson
Zubbediya (uncredited)
Herman Rudin
Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Sam Scar
Bystander (uncredited)

Norbert Schiller
Beggar (uncredited)

Pat Sheehan
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)
Reginald Lal Singh
Muezzin (uncredited)

Aaron Spelling
Beggar (uncredited)
Nick Thompson
Businessman with Jug (uncredited)
Arthur Tookoian
Nobleman (uncredited)
Dee Turnell
Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Bruno VeSota
Wholesaler (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim
Beggar (uncredited)
George Wandell
Jawan Servant (uncredited)

Mel Welles
Beggar (uncredited)
Marc Wilder
Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Norman Wright
Nobleman (uncredited)
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