| Kismet | |
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| Directed by | Louis J. Gasnier |
| Written by | Charles E. Whittaker (scenario) |
| Based on | Kismet 1911 play by Edward Knoblock |
| Starring | Otis Skinner |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio Glen MacWilliams Joseph du Bray |
| Music by | Carl Edouarde |
Production company | Waldorf Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Robertson-Cole |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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.[1] In New England the distribution of the film was handled by Joseph P. Kennedy who organized a successful premiere in Boston.[2]
Skinner filmed the play again in a 1930 talkie. The 1930 version is considered lost but its Vitaphone soundtrack survives.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Kismet at silentera.com
- ^ Beauchamp pp. 37-38