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Kismet

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.

1955 |1h 53m |  Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy

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Howard Keel

The Poet

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Ann Blyth

Marsinah

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Dolores Gray

Lalume

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Vic Damone

Caliph

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Monty Woolley

Omar

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Sebastian Cabot

Wazir

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Jay C. Flippen

Jawan

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Mike Mazurki

Chief Policeman

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Jack Elam

Hasan-Ben

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Ted de Corsia

Police Sub-altern

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Pat Sheehan

Harem Girl (uncredited)

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Reiko Sato

1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)

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Bernie Hamilton

Pearl Merchant (uncredited)

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Jan Arvan

Manservant (uncredited)

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William Bagdad

Wholesaler (uncredited)

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Ross Bagdasarian

Fevvol (uncredited)

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Nita Bieber

Samaris (uncredited)

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John Bleifer

Beggar (uncredited)

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David Bond

Nobleman (uncredited)

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Barrie Chase

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

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Noel Cravat

Madman Merchant (uncredited)

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Jamie Farr

Orange Merchant (uncredited)

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Edmund Hashim

Nobleman (uncredited)

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David Hoffman

Beggar (uncredited)

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Dick Johnstone

Market Patron (uncredited)

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George Keymas

Young Policeman (uncredited)

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Marc Krah

Wholesaler (uncredited)

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Ethan Laidlaw

Policeman (uncredited)

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Vera Lee

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

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Charles Mauu

Policeman (uncredited)

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Frank Mitchell

Slave Merchant (uncredited)

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Leonard Mudie

Physician (uncredited)

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Norbert Schiller

Beggar (uncredited)

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Pat Sheehan

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

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Bruno VeSota

Wholesaler (uncredited)

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Charles Wagenheim

Beggar (uncredited)

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Mel Welles

Beggar (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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