Variety Lights (1950)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 7.6 |
Directed By
Federico Fellini
Alberto Lattuada
Crew
Federico Fellini
Alberto Lattuada
Mario Ingrami
Alberto Lattuada
Federico Fellini
Aldo Buzzi
Massimo Mida
Augusto Carloni
Angelo D'Alessandro
Gastone Rotellini
Osvaldo Civirani
Franco Ferrara
Luciano Trasatti
Roberto Gerardi
Federico Fellini
Alberto Lattuada
Tullio Pinelli
Federico Fellini
Felice Lattuada
Otello Martelli
Mario Bonotti
Luigi Gervasi
Aldo Buzzi
Argentina Ferri
Eligio Trani
Bianca Lattuada
Ennio Flaiano
TOP 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
Giulio Calì
Magician Edison Will
Silvio Bagolini
Bruno Antonini
Giacomo Furia
Duke
Mario De Angelis
Maestro
Vanja Orico
Moema - Brazilian Singer
Enrico Piergentili
Melina's Father
Renato Malavasi
Hotelkeeper
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
Carlo Bianco
Pianist Russo (uncredited)
Patrizia Caronti
(uncredited)
Rina Dei
Soubrettina (uncredited)
Italo Dragosei
Night Guard (uncredited)
Alberto Lattuada
Theater Attendant (uncredited)
Barbara Leite
Soubrettina (uncredited)
Michele Malaspina
Adelmo Conti (voice) (uncredited)
Giovanna Ralli
(uncredited)
Marco Tulli
Torello's Assistant (uncredited)
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