Variety Lights
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1950-12-06
Runtime: 93 mins
Director: Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada
Spoken language: English, Italiano
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Original title: Variety Lights
Production Companies: Capitolium
Production Countries: Italy
Cast
Peppino De Filippo
Carla Del Poggio
Giulietta Masina
John Kitzmiller
Dante Maggio
Checco Durante
Gina Mascetti
Giulio Calì
Silvio Bagolini
Giacomo Furia
Mario De Angelis
Vanja Orico
Enrico Piergentili
Renato Malavasi
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