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Writers:
Edward Knoblock (non-musical play "Kismet") and
Charles Lederer (musical libretto) ...
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Release Date:
8 October 1955 (USA) more
Plot:
Like a tale spun by Schehrazade, Kismet follows the remarkable and repeated changes of fortune that engulf a poor poet... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Musical Star Howard Keel Dies at 85
 (From WENN. 8 November 2004)

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Another great romantic musical of the 1950's more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Howard Keel ... The Poet
Ann Blyth ... Marsinah
Dolores Gray ... Lalume

Vic Damone ... The Caliph
Monty Woolley ... Omar
Sebastian Cabot ... Wazir
Jay C. Flippen ... Jawan
Mike Mazurki ... Chief Policeman

Jack Elam ... Hassan-Ben
Ted de Corsia ... Police subaltern
Reiko Sato ... 1st Princess of Ababu
Patricia Dunn ... 2nd Princess of Ababu
Wonci Lui ... 3rd Princess of Ababu
Julie Robinson ... Zubbediya
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Additional Details

Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System) | Stereo
Certification:
Finland:S

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Future mega-successful TV producer Aaron Spelling ("Charlie's Angels" (1976), "The Love Boat" (1977), "Dynasty" (1981)) appears uncredited as a beggar. Spelling wrote in his memoirs that this role made him decide to give up acting. Director Vincente Minnelli always said he was responsible for Spelling's career as a successful TV producer and told him: "Had I not put you in 'Kismet', you'd still be an actor somewhere." more
Quotes:
The Poet: May your taxes increase!
[Said when acting as a beggar to get the Baghdad merchants to give him alms]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "MGM Parade: (#1.14)" (1955) more
Soundtrack:
Sands Of Time more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Another great romantic musical of the 1950's, 29 December 1999
Author: thguru from Fort Worth / Dallas, Texas

I first saw this movie when I was 10 years old with my parents. I fell in love with Ann Blyth and wanted to grow up and marry her someday. Seeing her in the Student Prince also helped. This was a great musical of the time. Younger people, when seeing this movie today (1999) must take into consideration that we had different morality then. Men,as well as women,liked movies for the romance . We were not looking for cheap sex scenes or showing a lot of skin. Ahhh.., the butterflies in the stomach and heart palpitations of being in love. Jane Powell was another heart throb of the time. See her movies also. I only wished I could have gown up and looked like and sang like Howard Keel.

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