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Variety Lights (1950)
Luci del varietà (original title)

93 min  -  Drama | Music | Romance  -   6 December 1950 (Italy)
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A beautiful but ambitious young woman joins a traveling troupe of third-rate vaudevillians and inadvertently causes jealousy and emotional crises.

Writers:

Federico Fellini (screenplay), Federico Fellini (story), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peppino De Filippo Peppino De Filippo ...
Carla Del Poggio Carla Del Poggio ...
Giulietta Masina ...
John Kitzmiller John Kitzmiller ...
Trumpet player Johnny
Dante Maggio Dante Maggio ...
Remo
Checco Durante Checco Durante ...
Theater Owner
Gina Mascetti Gina Mascetti ...
Valeria del Sole
Giulio Calì Giulio Calì ...
Magician Edison Will
Silvio Bagolini Silvio Bagolini ...
Bruno Antonini
Giacomo Furia Giacomo Furia ...
Duke
Mario De Angelis Mario De Angelis ...
Maestro
Vanja Orico Vanja Orico ...
Moema - brazilian singer
Enrico Piergentili Enrico Piergentili ...
Melina's Father
Renato Malavasi Renato Malavasi ...
Hotelkeeper
Joseph Falletta Joseph Falletta ...
Pistolero Bill (as Joe Falletta)
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Storyline

When a young woman of beauty and talent joins a provincial vaudeville troupe, they're suddenly playing to packed houses, and their aging comic Checco Dalmonte gets big ideas. He falls in love with the ingenue, Liliana, and ignores his companion of several years, Melina Amour. (She wants to marry Checco and she's saving to open a deli.) Also, believing he can be an impresario, he hires other actors and begins rehearsal for a revue that will star Liliana and himself. Liliana admires Checco, but she's being squired around town by Adelmo Conti, the assistant to the region's biggest impresario. Can Checco's new troupe hold onto Liliana, and how will Melina fare? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Impresario | Jealousy | Traveling | Vaudeville | Rehearsal  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Lights of Variety See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capitolium See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The first film directed by Federico Fellini. See more »

Quotes

Checco Dal Monte: [to Lily] I'm an artist. So are you. You've got spunk, spunk! You'll see. You and I together, always! I will be the performer. I don't need anyone. I will form the company. I promise you.
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Connections

Referenced in Cinecittà: La casa di F. Fellini (2004) See more »