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Kismet

Kismet

A Fantasy of Romance and Passion Woven With the Glamourous Threads of Ancient Bagdad! ...the night of nights - no dream of dreams ever thrilled like this!

19302.71h 30m

Overview

Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself. This film is believed lost.

Directed by John Francis Dillon
Written by Howard Estabrook
Produced by Robert North
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Top Cast

Otis Skinner

Otis Skinner

Hajj

Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Marsinah

David Manners

David Manners

Caliph Abdallah

Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Wazir Mansur

Mary Duncan

Mary Duncan

Zeleekha

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

The Jailer

Ford Sterling

Ford Sterling

Amru

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

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John St. Polis

John St. Polis

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Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

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Themes & Keywords

dancercastlebeggarthiefslavepre-codelost film

About Kismet

Kismet is a adventure, fantasy, romance film released in 1930 exploring themes of dancer, castle, beggar, thief, slave, pre-code. Directed by John Francis Dillon, it stars Otis Skinner, Loretta Young, David Manners. Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself. This film is believed lost.

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