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.Progressive Silent Film List: Kismet at silentera.com In New England the distribution of the film was handled by Joseph P. Kennedy who organized a successful premiere in Boston.Beauchamp pp. 37-38
Skinner filmed the play again in a 1930 talkie. The 1930 version is considered lost but its Vitaphone soundtrack survives.
Plot
Cast Otis Skinner as Hajj the Beggar Rosemary Theby as Kut-al-Kulub Elinor Fair as Marsinah Marguerite Comont as Nargis Nicholas Dunaew as Nasir Herschel Mayall as Jawan Fred Lancaster as Zayd Leon Bary as Caliph Abdullah Sidney Smith as Jester Hamilton Revelle as Wazir Mansur Tom Kennedy as Kutayt Sam Kaufman as Amru Emmett King as Wazir Abu Bakr Fanny Ferrari as Gulnar Emily Seville as Kabirah
References
Bibliography Beauchamp, Cari. Joseph P. Kennedy's Hollywood Years. Faber and Faber, 2009
External links
Kismet; allmovie.com
Kramer, Fritzi (March 9, 2014), Kismet (1920) A Silent Film Review, at moviessilently.com