Director: Vincente Minnelli

Writers: Charles Lederer; Luther Davis

From libretto by: Charles Lederer and Luther Davis

From a play: Kismet by Edward Knoblock

Keywords: Musical, Fantasy

Beggar-poet Hajj stumbles into unexpected wealth, then inveigles his way into the court politics of the Caliph of Bagdad. Knoblock's 1911 play was made into two early films (both lost), then Kismet (1944). The Broadway show with Alfred Drake in the 1953/54 season ran for 583 performances, earning a Tony Award. Vincente Minnelli considered this project beneath him.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ann Blyth	Actor	16-Aug-1928		Mildred Pierce
Sebastian Cabot	Actor	6-Jul-1918	22-Aug-1977	The Family Jewels
Ted de Corsia	Actor	29-Sep-1905	11-Apr-1973	The Enforcer
Vic Damone	Singer	12-Jun-1928	11-Feb-2018	Singer of ballads
Jack Elam	Actor	13-Nov-1918	20-Oct-2003	The Sundowners
Jay C. Flippen	Actor	6-Mar-1899	3-Feb-1971	The Killing
Howard Keel	Actor	13-Apr-1919	7-Nov-2004	Clayton Farlow on Dallas
Mike Mazurki	Actor	25-Dec-1907	9-Dec-1990	Murder, My Sweet
Monty Woolley	Actor	17-Aug-1888	6-May-1963	The Man Who Came to Dinner

CAST

Howard Keel	...   Hadji (poet)
Ann Blyth	...   Marsinah (Hadji's daughter)
Dolores Gray	...   Lalume (Wazir's wife)
Vic Damone	...   Caliph
Monty Woolley	...   Omar Khayyam
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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