Kismet

5.5(18)

19441h 43m

AdventureFantasyRomance

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.

Director

William Dieterle

Budget

$3.0M

Revenue

$1.8M

Kismet - Original Theatrical Trailer

Trailer

Cast

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

Handmaiden

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Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

7mo ago

6.0

I’m usually a sucker for these sumptuous Arabian Nights style adventures, but I really struggled to stay engaged with this, despite it’s cast. Ronald Colman is “Hafiz”, a wily street beggar with a vivid imagination who fancies himself a prince. His occasional lover is “Jamilla” (Marlene Dietrich) who just happens to be the shrewd and independently-minded wife of the Grand Vizier. Now she knows tha...