"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 t" 30 October 1930 Adventure, Fantasy, Romance 90 mins
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.
Watch the official Kismet 1930 trailer in HD below.
Otis Skinner as Hajj
Loretta Young as Marsinah
David Manners as Caliph Abdallah
Sidney Blackmer as Wazir Mansur
Mary Duncan as Zeleekha
Montagu Love as The Jailer
Ford Sterling as Amru
Theodore von Eltz as The Guide Nazir
John St. Polis as The Imam Mahmud
Edmund Breese as Jawan
Blanche Friderici as Narjis
John Sheehan as Kazim
Otto Hoffman as Azaf
John Francis Dillon Director
Howard Estabrook Adaptation
Howard Estabrook Dialogue
Robert North Producer
Leon Rosebrook Music
Edward Ward Music
Alexander Hall Editor
Edward Stevenson Costume Design
John F. Seitz Director of Photography
Il mendicante di Bagdad Trailer
Gouden slavenketenen Trailer
A Vingança do Califa Trailer
Netherlands 26 February 1932
Portugal 30 October 1933
United States 30 October 1930
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