Directed by:
William DieterleCinematography:
Charles RosherComposer:
Herbert StothartCast:
Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, James Craig, Edward Arnold, Frank Morgan, Dan Seymour, Hugh Herbert, Joy Page, Florence Bates, Harry Davenport (more)VOD (1)
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Ronald Colman plays Hadji, "king of beggars" in the days of the Arabian Nights. Posing as a prince, Colman woos Marlene Dietrich, the favorite wife of the evil Wazir (Edward Arnold). Meanwhile, Colman's daughter Joy Ann Page falls in love with handsome Caliph James Craig--while the Wazir connives to get Page into his own harem. Several plot convolutions later, Colman ends up with Dietrich, Page winds up with Craig, and the Wazir winds up six feet under. KISMET was based on the war-horse stage play by Edward Knoblock, previously filmed in 1920 and 1930 with the play's original star Otis Skinner. The title ORIENTAL DREAM was bestowed upon the 1944 KISMET when it was remade as a musical in 1955. (official distributor synopsis)
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