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.
- Released
- 1944-10-01
- Genres
- Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- William Dieterle, John Meehan
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 18 votes
Cast
- Ronald Colman as Hafiz
- Marlene Dietrich as Jamilla
- James Craig as Caliph
- Edward Arnold as The Grand Vizier
- Hugh Herbert as Feisal
- Joy Page as Marsinah
- Florence Bates as Karsha
- Harry Davenport as Agha
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Moolah
- Robert Warwick as Alfife
- Frank Morgan as Narrator (voice)
- Yvonne De Carlo as Handmaiden