Kismet

"FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!"

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.

Director: Vincente Minnelli

Cast

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