An orphaned young woman becomes part of a puppet act and forms a relationship with the anti-social puppeteer.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Leslie Caron | ... | Lili Daurier | |
| Mel Ferrer | ... | Paul Berthalet | |
| Jean-Pierre Aumont | ... | Marc (as Jean Pierre Aumont) | |
| Zsa Zsa Gabor | ... | Rosalie | |
| Kurt Kasznar | ... | Jacquot | |
| Amanda Blake | ... | Peach Lips | |
| Alex Gerry | ... | Proprietor | |
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Ralph Dumke | ... | M. Corvier |
| Wilton Graff | ... | M. Tonit | |
| George Baxter | ... | M. Enrique | |
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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? Written by Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>
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puppet version of character | 16 year old | suitcase | looking in a window | magic act |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 July 1953 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Лили See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Music by Bronislau Kaper
Lyrics by Helen Deutsch
Played often in the score
Performed by Leslie Caron (uncredited) and Mel Ferrer (uncredited)
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The earliest known appearance of the "smiley" emoticon, :-), was in an ad for this film in the New York Herald Tribune on 10 March 1953, page 20, columns 4-6. The film opened nationwide, and this ad possibly ran in many newspapers. It read: Today You'll laugh :-) You'll cry :-( You'll love <3 'Lili'" This should not be confused with the graphical yellow "smiley face", which was first drawn by Harvey Ball some 10 years later. See more »Goofs
When Marc plays a magic trick with his cigarette at the notions store, he actually burns Lili's hand, right before playing the trick. We can see Lili jerking her hand apart, but she keeps on watching Marc as if nothing has happened. See more »Soundtracks
Hi-Lili, Hi-LoMusic by Bronislau Kaper
Lyrics by Helen Deutsch
Played often in the score
Performed by Leslie Caron (uncredited) and Mel Ferrer (uncredited)
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This is one of my all time favorite movies, and I have taken every occasion to see it again after the first time in 1953. Leslie Caron is perfectly cast as the homeless orphan who falls in with a circus troupe and becomes part of their puppet act, only to fall in love with the embittered puppet master. In the end, the lovers get together after Lili (Leslie Caron) gets to display her ballet dancing talents.