Variety Lights (1950)
Drama • Comedy • 1ч 33м
In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out crowds and earns the resentment of Checco's mistress, Melina Amour, but the fledgling performer has far bigger ambitions and soon sets her sights on a higher-profile role.
TMDB rating:
6.9
(101)
Cast
Peppino De Filippo
Checco Dal Monte
Carla Del Poggio
Liliana "Lilly" Antonelli
Giulietta Masina
Melina Amour
John Kitzmiller
Trumpet Player Johnny
Dante Maggio
Remo
Checco Durante
Theater Owner
Gina Mascetti
Valeria del Sole
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Giulio Calì
Magician Edison Will
Silvio Bagolini
Bruno Antonini
Giacomo Furia
Duke
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Mario De Angelis
Maestro
Vanja Orico
Moema - Brazilian Singer
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Enrico Piergentili
Melina's Father
Renato Malavasi
Hotelkeeper
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Joseph Falletta
Pistolero Bill
Folco Lulli
Adelmo Conti
Carlo Romano
Enzo La Rosa
Fanny Marchiò
Soubrette
Franca Valeri
Mitzy - Hungarian Designer
Alberto Bonucci
Night Club Comic
Vittorio Caprioli
Night Club Comic
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Carlo Bianco
Pianist Russo (uncredited)
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Patrizia Caronti
(uncredited)
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Rina Dei
Soubrettina (uncredited)
Crew
Alberto Lattuada
Director
Federico Fellini
Director
Mario Ingrami
Production Coordinator
Gastone Rotellini
Production Supervisor
Luciano Trasatti
Camera Operator
Osvaldo Civirani
Still Photographer
Roberto Gerardi
Camera Operator
Federico Fellini
Story
Massimo Mida
First Assistant Director
Alberto Lattuada
Associate Producer
Aldo Buzzi
Production Design
Augusto Carloni
First Assistant Director
Angelo D'Alessandro
Second Assistant Director
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Mario Bonotti
Editor
Aldo Buzzi
Costume Design
Tullio Pinelli
Screenplay
Federico Fellini
Screenplay
Alberto Lattuada
Screenplay
Bianca Lattuada
Production Manager
Felice Lattuada
Original Music Composer
Luigi Gervasi
Set Decoration
Eligio Trani
Makeup Artist
Federico Fellini
Associate Producer
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