Kismet

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.

Discover

Howard Keel

The Poet

Ann Blyth

Marsinah

Vic Damone

Caliph

Mike Mazurki

Chief Policeman

Jack Elam

Hasan-Ben

Ted de Corsia

Police Sub-altern

Pat Sheehan

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Reiko Sato

1st Princess of Ababu (uncredited)

Patricia Dunn

3rd Princess of Ababu (uncredited)

Bernie Hamilton

Pearl Merchant (uncredited)

Ray Aghayan

Brave Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Ed Agresti

Nobleman (uncredited)

Jan Arvan

Manservant (uncredited)

William Bagdad

Wholesaler (uncredited)

Ross Bagdasarian

Fevvol (uncredited)

Rama Bai

Plump Ayah (uncredited)

Nita Bieber

Samaris (uncredited)

John Bleifer

Beggar (uncredited)

Lennie Bluett

Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)

Herman Boden

Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)

David Bond

Nobleman (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Wazir Guard (uncredited)

Buddy Bryan

Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)

Barrie Chase

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Noel Cravat

Madman Merchant (uncredited)

Drusilla Davis

Dancer (uncredited)

Jack Dodds

Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)

Jamie Farr

Orange Merchant (uncredited)

Louise Franklin

Dressmaker (uncredited)

Naji Gabbay

Nobleman/Muezzin (uncredited)

Leonard George

Servant (uncredited)

Jean Hartelle

Celebrant (uncredited)

Edmund Hashim

Nobleman (uncredited)

Hilo Hattie

Ayah (uncredited)

David Hoffman

Beggar (uncredited)

Sam Hunter

Guard (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone

Market Patron (uncredited)

Dulcie Jordan

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

George Keymas

Young Policeman (uncredited)

George Khoury

Bystander (uncredited)

Marc Krah

Wholesaler (uncredited)

Walter Kray

Nobleman (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

Policeman (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

Fig Vendor (uncredited)

Alan Lee

Worshipper (uncredited)

Luana Lee

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Vera Lee

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Virginia Lee

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Guy Manford

Nobleman (uncredited)

John Mansfield

Herald (uncredited)

Charles Mauu

Policeman (uncredited)

Reed Maxcy

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Bert May

Arabian Dancer (uncredited)

Maria McClay

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Frank Mitchell

Slave Merchant (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

Physician (uncredited)

Diana Norris

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Donna Norris

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Don Orlando

Wholesaler (uncredited)

Hamil Petroff

Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)

Frank Radcliffe

Silk Merchant (uncredited)

Gloria Rhoads

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Phil Rich

Bangle Man (uncredited)

Julie Robinson

Zubbediya (uncredited)

Herman Rudin

Silk Merchant (uncredited)

Sam Scar

Bystander (uncredited)

Norbert Schiller

Beggar (uncredited)

Pat Sheehan

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Reginald Lal Singh

Muezzin (uncredited)

Aaron Spelling

Beggar (uncredited)

Nick Thompson

Businessman with Jug (uncredited)

Arthur Tookoian

Nobleman (uncredited)

Dee Turnell

Harem Showgirl (uncredited)

Bruno VeSota

Wholesaler (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim

Beggar (uncredited)

George Wandell

Jawan Servant (uncredited)

Mel Welles

Beggar (uncredited)

Marc Wilder

Dancer/Silk Merchant (uncredited)

Norman Wright

Nobleman (uncredited)

Art

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

E. Preston Ames

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

F. Keogh Gleason

Set Decoration

Camera

Joseph Ruttenberg

Director of Photography

Walter Bluemel

Assistant Camera

Herbert Fischer

Camera Operator

Fred J. Koenekamp

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Tony Duquette

Costume Design

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

William Tuttle

Makeup Designer

Mary Bashe

Makeup Artist

Clair Holgate

Hairdresser

Lee Stanfield

Makeup Artist

Crew

Warren Newcombe

Special Effects

Jack Cole

Choreographer

Directing

William Shanks

Assistant Director

Hank Moonjean

Assistant Director

Mollie Kent

Script Supervisor

Editing

Lighting

Wes Shanks

Gaffer

Production

Arthur Freed

Producer

Bobby Webb

Casting

Walter Strohm

Production Manager

Hugh Boswell

Unit Manager

Sound

Jeff Alexander

Conductor

Arthur Morton

Music Arranger

Alexander Courage

Music Arranger

Wesley C. Miller

Recording Supervision

Jeff Alexander

Music Supervisor

Conrad Salinger

Music Arranger

André Previn

Music Supervisor

Robert Wright

Original Music Composer

George Forrest

Original Music Composer

André Previn

Conductor

Wesley C. Miller

Sound Recordist

Norbert Fenton

Sound Mixer

Ed Haight

Sound Editor

Harold Humbrock

Sound Editor

Van Allen James

Sound Editor

Writing

Luther Davis

Screenplay

Charles Lederer

Screenplay

Robert Wright

Lyricist

George Forrest

Lyricist

Art

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

E. Preston Ames

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

F. Keogh Gleason

Set Decoration

Camera

Joseph Ruttenberg

Director of Photography

Walter Bluemel

Assistant Camera

Herbert Fischer

Camera Operator

Fred J. Koenekamp

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Tony Duquette

Costume Design

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

William Tuttle

Makeup Designer

Mary Bashe

Makeup Artist

Clair Holgate

Hairdresser

Lee Stanfield

Makeup Artist

Crew

Warren Newcombe

Special Effects

Jack Cole

Choreographer

Directing

William Shanks

Assistant Director

Hank Moonjean

Assistant Director

Mollie Kent

Script Supervisor

Editing

Lighting

Wes Shanks

Gaffer

Production

Arthur Freed

Producer

Bobby Webb

Casting

Walter Strohm

Production Manager

Hugh Boswell

Unit Manager

Sound

Jeff Alexander

Conductor

Arthur Morton

Music Arranger

Alexander Courage

Music Arranger

Wesley C. Miller

Recording Supervision

Jeff Alexander

Music Supervisor

Conrad Salinger

Music Arranger

André Previn

Music Supervisor

Robert Wright

Original Music Composer

George Forrest

Original Music Composer

André Previn

Conductor

Wesley C. Miller

Sound Recordist

Norbert Fenton

Sound Mixer

Ed Haight

Sound Editor

Harold Humbrock

Sound Editor

Van Allen James

Sound Editor

Writing

Luther Davis

Screenplay

Charles Lederer

Screenplay

Robert Wright

Lyricist

George Forrest

Lyricist