Lili (1953)
Overview
Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already has romantic entanglements and thinks of her as a little girl. Who can she turn to but the puppets, singing to them her troubles, forgetting that there are puppeteers? A crowd gathers around Lili as she sings. The circus has a new act. She now has a job. Will she get her heart's desire?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.404 |
Directed By
Charles Walters
Crew
Ferris Webster
Edwin H. Knopf
Bronislau Kaper
Robert H. Planck
Cedric Gibbons
Douglas Shearer
Paul Groesse
Helen Deutsch
Charles Walters
Paul Gallico
Al Jennings
Arthur Krams
Charles Walters
Warren Newcombe
William Tuttle
Sydney Guilaroff
Hugh Boswell
Edwin B. Willis
Mary Ann Nyberg
TOP CAST
Leslie Caron
Lili Daurier
Mel Ferrer
Paul Berthalet
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Marc
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Rosalie
Kurt Kasznar
Jacquot
Amanda Blake
Peach Lips
Alex Gerry
Proprietor
Ralph Dumke
M. Corvier
Wilton Graff
M. Tonit
George Baxter
M. Enrique
Eda Reiss Merin
Fruit peddler (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson
Workman (uncredited)
George Davis
Workman (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Concessionaire (uncredited)
Fred Walton
Whistler (uncredited)
Jeannine Ducasse
French Girl (uncredited)
Claude Guy
French boy (uncredited)
Richard Grayson
Flirting vendor (uncredited)
Charles Walters
Dancer (uncredited)
Dorothy Jarnac
Specialty dancer (uncredited)
Dick Lerner
Specialty dancer (uncredited)
Arthur Mendez
Specialty dancer (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe
Specialty dancer (uncredited)
Lars Hensen
Specialty dancer (uncredited)
Georgia Stark
Whistling solo and whistling bit in ballet seq (uncredited)
Gene Conklin
Whistling bit in ballet seq (uncredited)
Muzzy Marcellino
Whistling bit in ballet seq (uncredited)
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