Liliom learns his wife is pregnant and robs a bank. During the getaway, he is killed and given a chance to return to Earth. He quickly learns the only way to make his wife and daughter happy is to leave them with cherished memories.
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- 2 wins.
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Cast
Charles Farrell | ... |
Liliom
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Rose Hobart | ... |
Julie
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Estelle Taylor | ... |
Mme. Muscat
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H.B. Warner | ... |
Chief Magistrate
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Lee Tracy | ... |
The Buzzard
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Walter Abel | ... |
Carpenter
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Mildred Van Dorn | ... |
Marie
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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | ... |
Hollinger
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Lillian Elliott | ... |
Aunt Hulda
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Anne Shirley | ... |
Louise
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Bert Roach | ... |
Wolf
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James A. Marcus | ... |
Linzman
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Harvey Clark | ... |
Angel Gabriel
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Frankie Genardi |
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Oscar Apfel | ... |
Stefen Kadar (uncredited)
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Sidney D'Albrook | ... |
Suicidal Train Passenger (uncredited)
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June Gittelson | ... |
Buttercup (uncredited)
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Martha Mattox | ... |
Housekeeper (uncredited)
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Jack Raymond | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Phillips Smalley | ... |
Dr. Reich (uncredited)
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Directed by
Frank Borzage |
Written by
Ferenc Molnár | ... | (play "Liliom") (as Franz Molnar) |
S.N. Behrman | ... | (screenplay and dialogue) and |
Sonya Levien | ... | (screenplay and dialogue) |
Benjamin Glazer | ... | (translation) (uncredited) |
Music by
Richard Fall | ||
Samuel Kaylin | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Chester A. Lyons | ... | (photography) (as Chester Lyons) |
Editing by
Margaret Clancey |
Costume Design by
Sophie Wachner |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lew Borzage | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Harry Oliver | ... | settings |
Sound Department
George P. Costello | ... | sound |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Alfred Dalby | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Hugo Friedhofer | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Emil Gerstenberger | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
William Spielter | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
William Fox | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Fox Film Corporation (1930) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fox Film (1930) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Fox Film (1931) (Norway) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Theatre Guild (original U.S. stage production)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Liliom, a merry-go-round barker at a Budapest amusement park, becomes enamored of Julie, a servant girl, and though under the influence of Madame Muskat, a sideshow entrepreneur, he marries the girl. Although he has not been a good provider, Liliom is spurred into action by the discovery that his wife is pregnant and eventually is influenced by his friend Buzzard, to rob a bank cashier so that he can take Julie to America. |
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Taglines | Charles Farrell in his greatest role See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This is the first film to use rear projection for backgrounds. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies (1996). See more » |
Soundtracks | Dream of Romance See more » |
Quotes |
Chief Magistrate:
[to Liliom]
The memory of you makes them much happier than you could ever make them. See more » |