Kismet (1955)
| Release Date | 08 October 1955 |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| Genre | Adventure, Musical, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono, Stereo |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Fantasy Adventure, Musical Fantasy |
| Themes | Rags To Riches, Crowned Heads |
| Tones | Lavish, Light, Atmospheric, Upbeat, Merry, Fanciful |
| Tags | Bum, Deception, Forbidden Love, High Society, Love, Marriage, Rags To Riches, Romance |
Kismet (1955) is an American musical film in Cinemascope and Eastman Color released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is the fourth movie version of Kismet—the first was released in 1920 and the second in 1930 by Warner Brothers—and the second released by MGM. The 1955 film is based on the successful 1953 musical Kismet, while the three earlier versions are based on the original 1911 play by Edward Knoblock.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Reiko Sato
1st Princess of Ababu
Patricia Dunn
2nd Princess of Ababu
Wonci Lui
3rd Princess of Ababu
Ray Aghayan
Brave Shopkeeper
Ed Agresti
Nobleman
Richard Alameda
Nobleman
Suzanne Ames
Harem Showgirl
Jan Arvan
Manservant
William Bagdad
Wholesaler
Rama Bai
Plump Ayah
Nita Bieber
Samaris
John Bleifer
Beggar
Herman Boden
Silk Merchant, Dancer
David Bond
Nobleman
George Bruggeman
Wazir Guard
Buddy Bryant
Dancer, Silk Merchant
Noel Cravat
Madman Merchant
Jack Dodds
Dancer, Silk Merchant
Vera Frances
Harem Showgirl
Louise Franklin
Dressmaker
Naji Gabbay
Muezzin, Nobleman
Chief Leonard George
Servant
Jean Hartelle
Celebrant
Edmund Hashim
Nobleman
Hilo Hattie
Ayah
David Hoffman
Beggar
Dulcy Jordan
Harem Showgirl
George Keymas
Young Policeman
George Khoury
Bystander
Kimo
Executioner
Marc Krah
Wholesaler
Walter Kray
Nobleman
Ethan Laidlaw
Policeman
Norman Leavitt
Fig Vendor
Alan Lee
Worshipper
Luana Lee
Harem Showgirl
Vera Lee
Harem Showgirl
Virginia Lee
Harem Showgirl
Guy Manford
Nobleman
John Mansfield
Herald
Charles Mauu
Policeman
Frank Mitchell
Slave Merchant
Naji
Nobleman, Muezzin's Voice
Diana Norris
Harem Showgirl
Donna Norris
Harem Showgirl
Don Orlando
Wholesaler
Hamil Petroff
Dancer, Silk Merchant
Frank Radcliffe
Silk Merchant
Gloria Rhoads
Harem Showgirl
Phil Rich
Bangle Man
Herman Rudin
Silk Merchant
Sam Scar
Bystander
Norbert Schiller
Beggar
Reginald Lal Singh
Muezzin
Nick Thompson
Businessman with Jug
Arthur Tookoian
Nobleman
Marie Tsien
Harem Showgirl
Dee Turnell
Harem Showgirl
Charles Wagenheim
Beggar
Marc Wilder
Silk Merchant, Dancer
Norman Wright
Nobleman
Director
Writer
Edward Knoblock
non-musical play "Kismet"
Luther Davis
, musical libretto
Producer
Cinematographer
Editor
Adrienne Fazan
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Art Director
E. Preston Ames
Set Decorator
F. Keogh Gleason
Edwin B. Willis
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Costume Designer
Tony Duquette
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Makeup Department
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Shanks
assistant director
Hank Moonjean
assistant director
Sound Department
Wesley C. Miller
recording supervisor
Special Effects
Warren Newcombe
special effects
Stunts
George Bruggeman
stunts
Editorial Department
Charles K. Hagedon
color consultant
Music Department
Jeff Alexander
music supervisor, conductor
Chet Forrest
music adaptor
Arthur Morton
music arranger: orchestral music
Conrad Salinger
music arranger: orchestral music
Robert Tucker
vocal supervisor
Bob Wright
music adaptor
Other Crew
Jack Cole
choreographer
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
Warner Home Video
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