A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" scours old Baghdad for a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. 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, while Marsinah develops feelings for a handsome caliph.
- Directors
- Vincente Minnelli
- 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
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy
- Release date
- 1955-10-08
- Studios
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Kismet Plot and Cast
In old Baghdad, a silver-tongued poet who calls himself the "King of the Beggars" searches for a wealthy bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. Along the way, he impersonates the renowned sorcerer Hajj and becomes entangled in misadventures involving an elderly thief, a dim-witted wazir, and the wazir's wife. Meanwhile, Marsinah finds herself falling for a handsome caliph.
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