Kismet (1955)
Movie
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.
Directed By : Vincente Minnelli
Genres : Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy
Status : Released
Released : Oct 8, 1955
Tagline : FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!
Length : 113 minutes
Cast
- Howard Keel
- Ann Blyth
- Dolores Gray
- Vic Damone
- Monty Woolley
- Sebastian Cabot
- Jay C. Flippen
- Mike Mazurki
- Jack Elam
- Ted de Corsia
- Pat Sheehan
- Reiko Sato
- Patricia Dunn
- Bernie Hamilton
- Ray Aghayan
- Ed Agresti
- Jan Arvan
- William Bagdad
- Ross Bagdasarian
- Rama Bai
- Nita Bieber
- John Bleifer
- Lennie Bluett
- Herman Boden
- David Bond
- George Bruggeman
- Buddy Bryan
- Barrie Chase
- Noel Cravat
- Drusilla Davis
- Jack Dodds
- Jamie Farr
- Louise Franklin
- Naji Gabbay
- Leonard George
- Jean Hartelle
- Edmund Hashim
- Hilo Hattie
- David Hoffman
- Sam Hunter
- Dick Johnstone
- Dulcie Jordan
- George Keymas
- George Khoury
- Marc Krah
- Walter Kray
- Ethan Laidlaw
- Norman Leavitt
- Alan Lee
- Luana Lee
- Vera Lee
- Virginia Lee
- Guy Manford
- John Mansfield
- Charles Mauu
- Reed Maxcy
- Bert May
- Maria McClay
- Frank Mitchell
- Leonard Mudie
- Diana Norris
- Donna Norris
- Don Orlando
- Hamil Petroff
- Frank Radcliffe
- Gloria Rhoads
- Phil Rich
- Julie Robinson
- Herman Rudin
- Sam Scar
- Norbert Schiller
- Pat Sheehan
- Reginald Lal Singh
- Aaron Spelling
- Nick Thompson
- Arthur Tookoian
- Dee Turnell
- Bruno VeSota
- Charles Wagenheim
- George Wandell
- Mel Welles
- Marc Wilder
- Norman Wright
Crew
- Director : Vincente Minnelli
- Screenplay : Charles Lederer
- Screenplay : Luther Davis
- Producer : Arthur Freed
- Director of Photography : Joseph Ruttenberg
- Editor : Adrienne Fazan
- Art Direction : Cedric Gibbons
- Art Direction : E. Preston Ames
- Costume Design : Tony Duquette
- Lyricist : Robert Wright
- Lyricist : George Forrest
- Music Arranger : Conrad Salinger
- Original Music Composer : Robert Wright
- Original Music Composer : George Forrest
- Music Supervisor : André Previn
- Music Supervisor : Jeff Alexander
- Conductor : André Previn
- Conductor : Jeff Alexander
- Music Arranger : Alexander Courage
- Music Arranger : Arthur Morton
- Set Decoration : Edwin B. Willis
- Set Decoration : F. Keogh Gleason
- Special Effects : Warren Newcombe
- Recording Supervision : Wesley C. Miller
- Assistant Director : William Shanks
- Hairstylist : Sydney Guilaroff
- Makeup Designer : William Tuttle
- Casting : Bobby Webb
- Makeup Artist : Mary Bashe
- Hairdresser : Clair Holgate
- Makeup Artist : Lee Stanfield
- Production Manager : Walter Strohm
- Unit Manager : Hugh Boswell
- Assistant Director : Hank Moonjean
- Sound Recordist : Wesley C. Miller
- Sound Mixer : Norbert Fenton
- Sound Editor : Ed Haight
- Sound Editor : Harold Humbrock
- Sound Editor : Van Allen James
- Stunts : George Bruggeman
- Assistant Camera : Walter Bluemel
- Camera Operator : Herbert Fischer
- Grip : Henry Forrester
- Assistant Camera : Fred J. Koenekamp
- Gaffer : Wes Shanks
- Script Supervisor : Mollie Kent
- Choreographer : Jack Cole