Variety Lights

Variety Lights

93 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Dec. 6, 1950

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.

Variety Lights

93 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Dec. 6, 1950

Variety Lights
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Capitolium
Original title Luci del varietà
Directors Augusto Carloni, Angelo D'Alessandro, Massimo Mida, Alberto Lattuada, Federico Fellini
Writers Alberto Lattuada, Tullio Pinelli, Federico Fellini

Cast

Peppino De Filippo

as Checco Dal Monte

Carla Del Poggio

as Liliana "Lilly" Antonelli

Giulietta Masina

as Melina Amour

John Kitzmiller

as Trumpet player Johnny

Folco Lulli

as Adelmo Conti, l'amant de Liliana

Dante Maggio

as Remo

Checco Durante

as Theater Owner

Gina Mascetti

as Valeria del Sole

Giulio Calì

as Magician Edison Will

Silvio Bagolini

as Bruno Antonini

Giacomo Furia

as Duke

Mario De Angelis

as Maestro

Vanja Orico

as Moema - brazilian singer

Enrico Piergentili

as Melina's Father

Renato Malavasi

as Hotelkeeper

Joseph Falletta

as Pistolero Bill

Carlo Romano

as Enzo La Rosa

Fanny Marchiò

as Soubrette

Franca Valeri

as Mitzy - hungarian designer

Alberto Bonucci

as Night Club Comic

Vittorio Caprioli

as Night Club Comic

Mirko Baiocchi

as Man with the Commander (uncredited)