Kismet
FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!
1955 | 113m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Vincente Minnelli |
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| Writer: | Luther Davis, Charles Lederer |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 08, 1955 |
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| Director: | Vincente Minnelli |
| Writer: | Luther Davis, Charles Lederer |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Adventure, Romance, Music |
| Keywords | musical, beggar, bagdad, romance, impostor |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jeff Alexander | Music Supervisor, Conductor |
| Luther Davis | Screenplay |
| Adrienne Fazan | Editor |
| E. Preston Ames | Art Direction |
| Tony Duquette | Costume Design |
| Conrad Salinger | Music Arranger |
| Arthur Morton | Music Arranger |
| F. Keogh Gleason | Set Decoration |
| Warren Newcombe | Special Effects |
| Wesley C. Miller | Sound Recordist, Recording Supervision |
| William Shanks | Assistant Director |
| Joseph Ruttenberg | Director of Photography |
| Herbert Fischer | Camera Operator |
| Henry Forrester | Grip |
| Fred J. Koenekamp | Assistant Camera |
| Wes Shanks | Gaffer |
| Mollie Kent | Script Supervisor |
| George Bruggeman | Stunts |
| Walter Bluemel | Assistant Camera |
| Vincente Minnelli | Director |
| Charles Lederer | Screenplay |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Robert Wright | Original Music Composer, Lyricist |
| George Forrest | Original Music Composer, Lyricist |
| André Previn | Conductor, Music Supervisor |
| Alexander Courage | Music Arranger |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Designer |
| Bobby Webb | Casting |
| Mary Bashe | Makeup Artist |
| Clair Holgate | Hairdresser |
| Lee Stanfield | Makeup Artist |
| Walter Strohm | Production Manager |
| Hugh Boswell | Unit Manager |
| Hank Moonjean | Assistant Director |
| Norbert Fenton | Sound Mixer |
| Ed Haight | Sound Editor |
| Harold Humbrock | Sound Editor |
| Van Allen James | Sound Editor |
| Jack Cole | Choreographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur Freed | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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