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Kismet
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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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Synopsis
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.
More about Kismet
Cast
Howard KeelThe Poet
Ann BlythMarsinah
Dolores GrayLalume
Vic DamoneCaliph
Monty WoolleyOmar
Sebastian CabotWazir
Jay C. FlippenJawan
Mike MazurkiChief PolicemanCredits
- Directed by
- Vincente Minnelli
- Written by
- Charles Lederer, Luther Davis
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States- Loew's IncorporatedUnited States
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