Kismet

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Vincente Minnelli
Stanley Donen
(fill-in director) (uncredited)

Writing Credits

Charles Lederer
(screen play by) and
Luther Davis
(screen play by)
Charles Lederer
(adapted from the musical play "Kismet": book by) and
Luther Davis
(adapted from the musical play "Kismet": book by)
Edward Knoblock
(founded on "Kismet" by)

Cast

Howard Keel
Poet
Ann Blyth
Marsinah
Dolores Gray
Lalume
Vic Damone
Caliph
Monty Woolley
Omar
Sebastian Cabot
Wazir
Jay C. Flippen
Jawan
Mike Mazurki
Chief Policeman
Jack Elam
Hasan-Ben
Ted de Corsia
Police Sub-altern
Ray Aghayan
Brave Shopkeeper
Ed Agresti
Nobleman
Richard Alameda
Nobleman
Suzanne Ames
Harem Showgirl
Jan Arvan
Manservant
William Bagdad
Wholesaler
Ross Bagdasarian
Fevvol
Rama Bai
Plump Ayah
Nita Bieber
Samaris
John Bleifer
Beggar
Lennie Bluett
Dancer / Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Herman Boden
Dancer / Silk Merchant (uncredited)
David Bond
Nobleman
George Bruggeman
Wazir Guard
Buddy Bryan
Dancer / Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Harem Showgirl
Noel Cravat
Madman Merchant
Drusilla Davis
Dancer
Jack Dodds
Dancer / Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Patricia Dunn
2nd Princess of Ababu
Jamie Farr
Orange Merchant
Vera Francis
Harem Showgirl
Louise Franklin
Dressmaker
Naji Gabbay
Nobleman / Muezzin (uncredited)
Leonard George
Servant
Bernie Hamilton
Pearl Merchant
Jean Hartelle
Celebrant
Edmund Hashim
Nobleman
Hilo Hattie
Ayah
David Hoffman
Beggar
Sam Hunter
Guard
Dick Johnstone
Market Patron
Dulcie Jordan
Harem Showgirl
George Keymas
Young Policeman
George Khoury
Bystander
Kimo
Executioner
June Kirby
Harem Showgirl
Van Kirke
Nobleman
Marc Krah
Wholesaler
Walter Kray
Nobleman
Ethan Laidlaw
Policeman
Norman Leavitt
Fig Vendor
Alan Lee
Worshipper
Luana Lee
Harem Showgirl
Vera Lee
Harem Showgirl
Virginia Lee
Harem Showgirl
Wonci Lui
3rd Princess of Ababu
Guy Manford
Nobleman
John Mansfield
Herald
Charles Mauu
Policeman
Reed Maxcy
Specialty Dancer
Bert May
Arabian Dancer
Maria McClay
Harem Showgirl
Frank Mitchell
Slave Merchant
Leonard Mudie
Physician
Naji
Nobleman / Muezzin's Voice (uncredited)
Diana Norris
Harem Showgirl
Donna Norris
Harem Showgirl
Don Orlando
Wholesaler
Hamil Petroff
Dancer / Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe
Silk Merchant
Gloria Rhoads
Harem Showgirl
Phil Rich
Bangle Man
Julie Robinson
Zubbediya
Herman Rudin
Silk Merchant
Reiko Sato
1st Princess of Ababu
Sam Scar
Bystander
Norbert Schiller
Beggar
Pat Sheehan
Harem Showgirl
Reginald Lal Singh
Muezzin
Aaron Spelling
Beggar
Dolores Starr
Harem Girl
Nick Thompson
Businessman with Jug
Arthur Tookoian
Nobleman
Dee Turnell
Harem Showgirl
Bruno VeSota
Wholesaler
Charles Wagenheim
Beggar
George Wandell
Jawan Servant
Mel Welles
Beggar
Marc Wilder
Dancer / Silk Merchant (uncredited)
Norman Wright
Nobleman

Produced by

Arthur Freed
producer (produced by)

Music by

André Previn
(uncredited)
Conrad Salinger
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Joseph Ruttenberg
director of photography

Editing by

Adrienne Fazan

Casting By

Bobby Webb
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

E. Preston Ames
(as Preston Ames)
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

F. Keogh Gleason
(as Keogh Gleason) (set decorations)
Edwin B. Willis
(set decorations)

Costume Design by

Tony Duquette
(costumes)

Makeup Department

Sydney Guilaroff
hair stylist
William Tuttle
make-up creator
Mary Bashe
body makeup artist (uncredited)
Clair Holgate
hairdresser (uncredited)
Lee Stanfield
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Hugh Boswell
unit manager (uncredited)
Walter Strohm
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

William Shanks
assistant director
Hank Moonjean
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Red Holtz
assistant props (uncredited)
Mentor Huebner
production illustrator (uncredited)
Harry Lazzarre
props (uncredited)
Frank Wesselhoff
painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Wesley C. Miller
recording supervisor (as Dr. Wesley C. Miller)
Norbert Fenton
sound mixer (uncredited)
Herman Grover
sound stage man (uncredited)
Ed Haight
sound editor (uncredited)
Harold Humbrock
sound editor (uncredited)
Van Allen James
sound editor (uncredited)
Al Strasser
sound stage man (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Warren Newcombe
special effects

Stunts

George Bruggeman
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Walter Bluemel
assistant camera (uncredited)
Herbert Fischer
camera operator (uncredited)
Henry Forrester
grip (uncredited)
Fred J. Koenekamp
assistant camera (uncredited)
James Manatt
still photographer (uncredited)
Camden Rogers
best boy (uncredited)
Wes Shanks
gaffer (uncredited)

Casting Department

Jasper Russel
assistant casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jimmy Dougherty
wardrobe sketch artist (uncredited)
Joan Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)
LeVaughn Larson
wardrobe woman (uncredited)
Donald MacDonald
assistant wardrobe man (uncredited)
Jack Martell
wardrobe man (uncredited)
Tommy McCoig
assistant wardrobe woman (uncredited)
Frank L. Thompson
assistant costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Charles K. Hagedon
color consultant
Pierre Jalbert
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Jeff Alexander
conductor / music supervisor
Aleksandr Borodin
music adapted from themes of (as Alexander Borodin)
Alexander Courage
orchestral arrangements
Chet Forrest
music and lyrics (as George Forrest)
Arthur Morton
orchestral arrangements
André Previn
conductor / music supervisor
Conrad Salinger
orchestral arrangements
Robert Tucker
vocal supervisor
Bob Wright
music and lyrics (as Robert Wright)
Alexander Courage
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Arthur Morton
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Lela Simone
music coordinator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Mollie Kent
script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Jack Cole
musical numbers and dances staged by
Victoria Abraham Azazi
technical advisor (uncredited)
Jack Cole
choreographer (uncredited)
Patricia Denise
assistant dance director (uncredited)
Howard Dietz
unit publicist (uncredited)
Henry Faber
stand-in: Howard Keel (uncredited)
Ike Isaacs
stand-in: Vic Damone (uncredited)
Dorothy James
stand-in: Dolores Gray (uncredited)
Mildred Kaufman
secretary to producer (uncredited)
Mel Koontz
animal trainer (uncredited)
Alice Krasiva
stand-in: Ann Blyth (uncredited)
Jane Loring
assistant to director (uncredited)
Barton Mumaw
assistant dance director (uncredited)
John Rothwell
publicist (uncredited)
Bill Ryan
assistant to producer (uncredited)
Howard Strickling
publicity director (uncredited)
Frank Whitbeck
trailer producer (uncredited)
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