Kismet

IMDb 5.3 1955 • 113 min • MusicRomanceAdventureFantasy

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Howard Keel
Howard Keel The Poet
Ann Blyth
Ann Blyth Marsinah
Dolores Gray
Dolores Gray Lalume
Vic Damone
Vic Damone Caliph
Monty Woolley
Monty Woolley Omar