Kismet (1930)

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.

Director:

John Francis Dillon

Writers:

Edward Knoblock (play), Howard Estabrook (adaptation)

Stars:

Otis Skinner, Loretta Young, David Manners

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Otis Skinner	...	Hajj
Loretta Young	...	Marsinah
David Manners	...	Caliph Abdallah
Sidney Blackmer	...	Wazir Mansur
Mary Duncan	...	Zeleekha
Montagu Love	...	The Jailer
Ford Sterling	...	Amru
Theodore von Eltz	...	The Guide Nazir
John St. Polis	...	The Imam Mahmud
Edmund Breese	...	Jawan
Blanche Friderici	...	Narjis (as Blanche Frederici)
Richard Carlyle	...	The Muezzin
John Sheehan	...	Kazim
Otto Hoffman	...	Azaf

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

beggar | castle | slave | thief | dancer | 

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Taglines:

A Thousand Thrills! Beggar by Trade - King by Inclination - Honors no Woman - Trusts no Man! (original poster)

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 1930 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Vingança do Califa

Company Credits

Production Co:

First National Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Vitaphone (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the time he played Hajj in the sound version, Otis Skinner was 72. This was his only feature-length sound film.

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Connections

Version of Kismet (1967)

User Reviews

Second of four versions is considered a LOST film.

Otis Skinner created his most famous stage role, Hajj in KISMET and went on to play it until his death. He first filmed it as a 1920 silent and then recreated the role in this 1930 talkie with Loretta Young. The work used an experimental 65 mm wide screen format and some Technicolor. Unfortunately no print or negative is known to exist so we can't gauge it's effectiveness. This version is considered to be one of the "LOST" films.