Kismet
1955 ‧ Musical/Comedy ‧ 1h 53m
A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" (Howard Keel) searches old Baghdad trying to find a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah (Ann Blyth). Along the way, he poses as the renowned sorcerer Hajj and gets in...
Release date: October 8, 1955 (USA)
Directors: Vincente Minnelli and Stanley Donen
Music composed by: George Forrest, Robert Wright, Alexander Borodin, and more
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Loews Cineplex Entertainment
Adapted from: Kismet
Songs
Title Music (Orchestra)
[theatre]
Baghdad
Ann Blyth, George Forrest, Robert Wright
Rhymes Have I
George Forrest, Robert Wright
Fate
Howard Keel
Fate (reprise)
Howard Keel
Dance in the Bazaar (Orchestra)
[theatre]
Not Since Nineveh
Dolores Gray
Dance of the Three Princesses (Not Since Nineveh) (Orchestra and Chorus)
[theatre]
The Caliph Sees Marsinah
George Forrest, Robert Wright
What Does a Poet Need?
George Forrest, Robert Wright
Baubles, Bangles and Beads
Ann Blyth
Stranger in Paradise
Vic Damone, Ann Blyth
The Wazir's Palace
George Forrest, Robert Wright
Gesticulate
Howard Keel
Bored
Dolores Gray
Fate (reprise)
Howard Keel
Night of My Nights
Vic Damone
The Olive Tree
Howard Keel
Rahadlakum
Howard Keel, Dolores Gray
And This Is My Beloved
Howard Keel, Vic Damone, Ann Blyth
Dance of the Wifely Aspirants (Orchestra)
[theatre]
Finale
George Forrest, Robert Wright
Sands of Time
Howard Keel
Cast