Kismet

A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" searches old Baghdad for a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. Along the way, he poses as the renowned sorcerer Hajj and gets in and out of scrapes with an elderly thief, a dim-witted wazir, and his wife. Meanwhile, his daughter develops feelings for a handsome caliph.

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  Howard Keel

  The Poet
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  Ann Blyth

  Marsinah
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  Dolores Gray

  Lalume
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  Vic Damone

  Caliph
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  Monty Woolley

  Omar
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  Sebastian Cabot

  Wazir
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  Jay C. Flippen

  Jawan
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  Mike Mazurki

  Chief Policeman
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  Jack Elam

  Hasan-Ben
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  Ted de Corsia

  Police Sub-altern