Variety Lights (1950)
Overview
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.
Cast
Peppino De Filippo
Checco Dal Monte
Carla Del Poggio
Liliana "Lilly" Antonelli
Giulietta Masina
Melina Amour
John Kitzmiller
Trumpet Player Johnny
Dante Maggio
Remo
Checco Durante
Theater Owner
Gina Mascetti
Valeria del Sole
Silvio Bagolini
Bruno Antonini
Giacomo Furia
Duke
Vanja Orico
Moema - Brazilian Singer
Renato Malavasi
Hotelkeeper
Folco Lulli
Adelmo Conti
Carlo Romano
Enzo La Rosa
Fanny Marchiò
Soubrette
Franca Valeri
Mitzy - Hungarian Designer
Alberto Bonucci
Night Club ComicRecommendations
Dear Goddamned Friends
The Dinner
Ginger and Fred
Al lupo, al lupo
Moon Landing
Ugly, Dirty and Bad
God Forgives Everyone
Much Ado About Nothing
My Own Love Song
Basilicata Coast To Coast
We All Loved Each Other So Much
A Dog Year
Let's Hope It's a Girl
White as Milk, Red as Blood
The Racer
What Time Is It?
Unfair Competition
It Runs in the Family
Hooking Up
In the Name of the Italian People