Underplayed Gems

Kismet (1931)

Kismet poster
Directed by
William Dieterle
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A beggar in old Baghdad schemes his way through adventures and mistaken identities. The story follows his rise and fall over the course of a single day.

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What happens

Kismet is a 1930 American pre-Code costume drama film photographed entirely in an early widescreen process using 65mm film that Warner Bros. Pictures called Vitascope. The film, now considered lost, was based on Edward Knoblock's play Kismet, and was previously filmed as a silent film in 1920 which also starred Otis Skinner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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