Kismet

Oct 1, 1944

1h 43m

★ 4.9

Overview

Hafiz, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself.

Genres

Adventure

Fantasy

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Kismet Trailers

Cast

Hafiz

Ronald Colman

Jamilla

Marlene Dietrich

Caliph

James Craig

The Grand Vizier

Edward Arnold

Feisal

Hugh Herbert

Marsinah

Joy Page

Karsha

Florence Bates

Agha

Harry Davenport

Moolah

Hobart Cavanaugh

Alfife

Robert Warwick

Narrator (voice)

Frank Morgan

Handmaiden

Yvonne De Carlo

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