KISMET is the only film that Marlene DIETRICH made for MGM, the hottest studio in Hollywood at the time. Directed by William DIETERLE, who was born in Ludwigshafen, she plays a dancer at the court of the caliph, who has to assert himself against a scheming grand vizier.
DIETRICH is allowed to show off her gold-dusted legs and falls in love with a thief (Ronald COLMAN) who poses as a prince. Very naive oriental fairy tale, with the opulence you would expect from MGM, but also very scenic. DIETRICH has nothing oriental about him, but he is allowed to wear breathtaking costumes that the guys from the Hays Code definitely got their teeth into.
DIETRICH is allowed to show off her gold-dusted legs and falls in love with a thief (Ronald COLMAN) who poses as a prince. Very naive oriental fairy tale, with the opulence you would expect from MGM, but also very scenic. DIETRICH has nothing oriental about him, but he is allowed to wear breathtaking costumes that the guys from the Hays Code definitely got their teeth into.