Kismet (1920)
1h 25m
Running Time
November 14, 1920Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Otis Skinner
Hajj - the Beggar
Rosemary Theby
Kut-al-Kulub
Elinor Fair
Marsinah
Marguerite Comont
Nargis
Nicholas Dunaew
Nasir
Herschel Mayall
Jawan
Louis J. Gasnier
Director
Edward Knoblock
Writer
Fred Lancaster
Zayd
Charles E. Whittaker
Writer
Léon Bary
Caliph Abdullah
Sidney Smith
Jester
Joseph A. Du Bray
Cinematographer
Hamilton Revelle
Wazir Mansur
Tom Kennedy
Kutayt
Tony Gaudio
Cinematographer
Sam Kaufman
Amru
Emmett King
Wazir Abu Bakr
Fanny Ferrari
Gulnar
Emily Seville
Kabirah, Maid to Gulnar
Harry Lorraine
Muezzin
Paul Weigel
Afife
Robert Evans
Kasim
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Miskah
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 14, 1920
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Wiki.
Kismet is an American silent film version of the 1911 play Kismet by Edward Knoblock, starring Otis Skinner and Elinor Fair, and directed by Louis J. Gasnier.
Skinner's daughter, author Cornelia Otis Skinner, plays a small role. This version was released by Robertson-Cole Distributing Company, and was released on VHS by Grapevine Video. In New England the distribution of the film was handled by Joseph P. Kennedy who organized a successful premiere in Boston.Skinner filmed the play again in a 1930 talkie. The 1930 version is considered lost but its Vitaphone soundtrack survives.