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Kismet (1920) 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. This film is lost but its Vitaphone soundtrack survives.
Original Release
11/14/1920
US Release
11/14/1920
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Otis Skinner | Hajj the Beggar / Hajj - the Beggar |
| Rosemary Theby | Kut-al-Kulub |
| Elinor Fair | Marsinah |
| Marguerite Comont | Nargis |
| Nicholas Dunaew | Nasir |
| Herschel Mayall | Jawan |
| Fred Lancaster | Zayd |
| Léon Bary | Caliph Abdullah |
| Sidney Smith | Jester |
| Hamilton Revelle | Wazir Mansur |
Directors
Writers
Edward Knoblock, Charles E. Whittaker
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Otis Skinner | Hajj the Beggar / Hajj - the Beggar |
| Rosemary Theby | Kut-al-Kulub |
| Elinor Fair | Marsinah |
| Marguerite Comont | Nargis |
| Nicholas Dunaew | Nasir |
| Herschel Mayall | Jawan |
| Fred Lancaster | Zayd |
| Léon Bary | Caliph Abdullah |
| Sidney Smith | Jester |
| Hamilton Revelle | Wazir Mansur |
| Tom Kennedy | Kutayt |
| Sam Kaufman | Amru |
| Emmett King | Wazir Abu Bakr |
| Fanny Ferrari | Gulnar |
| Emily Seville | Kabirah, Maid to Gulnar / Kabirah - Maid to Gulnar |
| Georgia Woodthorpe | Maid to Gulnar |
| Harry Lorraine | Muezzin |
| Paul Weigel | Afife |
| Robert Evans | Kasim |
| Cornelia Otis Skinner | Miskah |
