TMDb Rating
5.3/10
15 verified votes
Kismet (1955)
MusicRomanceAdventureFantasy
113 min
"FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!"
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.
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Keywords to include
MusicRomanceAdventureFantasyVincente MinnelliHoward KeelAnn Blyth1955
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Top Cast
Howard KeelAnn BlythDolores GrayVic DamoneMonty Woolley
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