Kismet
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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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Cast
12 people
Ronald Colman
Hafiz
Known for
Lost Horizon
Random Harvest
Marlene Dietrich
Jamilla
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Shanghai Express
James Craig
Caliph
Known for
Kitty Foyle
While the City Sleeps
Edward Arnold
The Grand Vizier
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can't Take It with You
Hugh Herbert
Feisal
Known for
Hellzapoppin'
Gold Diggers of 1935
Joy Page
Marsinah
Known for
Casablanca
Florence Bates
Karsha
Known for
Rebecca
On the Town
Harry Davenport
Agha
Known for
Meet Me in St. Louis
Foreign Correspondent
Hobart Cavanaugh
Moolah
Known for
Captain Blood
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Robert Warwick
Alfife
Known for
Sullivan's Travels
In a Lonely Place
Frank Morgan
Narrator (voice)
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
The Shop Around the Corner
Yvonne De Carlo
Handmaiden
Known for
The Munsters
The Ten Commandments
William Dieterle Director · John Meehan Screenplay Edward Knoblock Author
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $3M · United States release October 1, 1944
Box office
Budget
$3,015,000
Worldwide gross
$1,827,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 1, 1944
Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 22, 1945 · Theatrical
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