Kismet (1955)

Synopsis: Maligned in its day, this Arabian Nights farrago has much to recommend it now, notably muscular baritone Howard Keel having the time of his life. He brings enormous energy to his role as Haaj the beggar, whose daughter has fallen for a caliph, filling the screen with his worthy and underrated performance.

The rest of the cast also works hard, particularly the raunchy Dolores Gray, and Ann Blyth and Vic Damone make a perfectly acceptable pair of lovebirds and get all the best songs, especially the hit Stranger in Paradise.

Currently the only way to get Kismet on dvd is to have it transferred from a vhs source.

Cast: Howard Keel, Ann Blyth
Runtime: 108 min