Kismet 1920

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Kismet ★★★ 1920

Original screen version of the much filmed lavish Arabian Nights saga (remade in '30, '44 and '55). A beggar is drawn into deception and intrigue among Bagdad upper-crusters. Glorious sets and costumes; silent with original organ score. 98m/B VHS . Otis Skinner, Elinor Fair, Herschel Mayall; D: Louis Gasnier; C: Gaetano Antonio “Tony” Gaudio.

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