Kismet (1955) - (Movie Clip) Stranger In Paradise

Name: Kismet (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Stranger In Paradise
Uploaded: 2016-06-09T00:00:00-04:00
Duration: 5 min 15 s
Description: Romantically inclined Caliph (Vic Damone) hasnt revealed his identity though hes dazzled by Marsinah (Ann Blyth), whom hes assumed is a gardener, not that it matters much, as they join in MGM Baghdad for the hit song, adapted by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest, in Kismet, 1955.

Romantically inclined Caliph (Vic Damone) hasn’t revealed his identity though he’s dazzled by Marsinah (Ann Blyth), whom he’s assumed is a gardener, not that it matters much, as they join in MGM Baghdad for the hit song, adapted by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest, in Kismet, 1955.

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