Kismet

Name: Kismet
Cast: Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Dolores Gray, Vic Damone, Monty Woolley

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: Vincente MinnelliWriters: Charles Lederer, Luther DavisProducer: Arthur Freed

Howard Keel

as The Poet

Ann Blyth

as Marsinah

Dolores Gray

as Lalume

Vic Damone

as Caliph

Monty Woolley

as Omar

Sebastian Cabot

as Wazir

Jay C. Flippen

as Jawan

Mike Mazurki

as Chief Policeman

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