Kismet (play) upon his return to London, he revived "Kismet". Asche and Brayton appeared in a 1914 film of the play. It was later filmed in 1920, 1930 and 1944. Skinner played Hajj in the 1920 and 1930 film versions, despite being too old for it by the time the 1930 film was made. In 1953, the story was adapted into the famous musical by Robert Wright and George Forrest, with themes from the music of Alexander Borodin. The musical was, in turn, adapted for film in 1955. Kismet (play) Kismet is a three-act play written in 1911 by Edward Knoblauch (who
Kismet (musical) couples unite, the poet reflects on the fleetingness of "The Sands of Time". <nowiki>†</nowiki>Wright and Forrest composed the music for the bridge in "Stranger in Paradise" as well as the music for "Rahadlakum." The music for the latter was originally used in the Wright and Forrest song "I'm Going Moroccan for Johnny." According to Richard E. Rodda in his 2008 liner notes to recordings of Borodin works, Robert Wright and George Forrest specialized in "turning melodies from classical music into film scores and popular songs". The following Borodin works were used as musical sources for "Kismet": "Kismet" premiered in Los