Feature film — 1944
Kismet (1944)
In ancient Baghdad, penniless beggar Hafiz dotes on his beautiful daughter, Marsinah, at home and adopts the dashing and wealthy persona of the Prince of Hassir on the streets. While wooing the glamorous Lady Jamilla, wife of the Grand Vizier, Hafiz accidentally ignites a battle between the treacherous Vizier and the rakish Caliph for his daughter's hand in marriage, in the process exposing each man's secrets.
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A high-signal pick with 18 votes.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Director: William Dieterle
On screen
Cast & crew
Ronald Colman
Hafiz
Marlene Dietrich
Jamilla
James Craig
Caliph
Edward Arnold
The Grand Vizier
Hugh Herbert
Feisal
Joy Page
Marsinah
Florence Bates
Karsha
Harry Davenport
Agha
Hobart Cavanaugh
Moolah
Robert Warwick
Alfife
Frank Morgan
Narrator (voice)
Yvonne De Carlo
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