Kismet
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Wilhelm Dieterle
Gustav Fröhlich
Dita Parlo
Vladimir Sokoloff
Anton Pointner
Karl Etlinger
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[The following plot summary is based on the English-language version of this film, Kismet ; character names refer to that version.] Hajj, beggar and thief, schemes with a guide to obtain gold from the famous bandit, the White Sheik, who is searching for his long-lost son; but Hajj recognizes the White Sheik as his enemy, Jawan, and refuses the guide his share; and the guide has Hajj arrested. Mansur, the Wazir of Police, offers Hajj the choice of losing his hand and his daughter, Marsinah, or assassinating the caliph. Saved from Hajj's dagger by his coat of mail, the caliph sends the beggar to prison, where he encounters Jawan, kills his enemy, exchanges clothing, and is released. Hajj is soon again in Mansur's clutches for trying to spirit his daughter from the wazir's harem, but Hajj kills Mansur (Jawan's son) just as the caliph enters. Rather than receiving further punishment, Hajj is released--for the caliph, who has disguised himself as his gardener's son, is about to marry Marsinah.
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This was a German-language version of the 1930 film Kismet, which was directed by John Francis Dillon and starred Otis Skinner and Loretta Young. Other films based on the play include the 1920 Waldorf Film Corp. production, which was directed by Louis J. Gasnier and also starred Otis Skinner, with Rosemary Theby; a 1944 M-G-M production, with songs by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, which was also directed by Wilhelm Dieterle and starred Ronald Colman and Marlene Dietrich; and a 1955 M-G-M musical, based on the Broadway musical by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis. The latter film was directed by Vincente Minnelli and starred Howard Keel and Ann Blyth.
