Variety Lights
06/12/1950
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.
Movie Information
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
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
Folco Lulli
as Adelmo Conti
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
Carlo Bianco
as Pianist Russo (uncredited)
Patrizia Caronti
as (uncredited)
Rina Dei
as Soubrettina (uncredited)
Italo Dragosei
as Night Guard (uncredited)
Alberto Lattuada
as Theater Attendant (uncredited)
Barbara Leite
as Soubrettina (uncredited)
Michele Malaspina
as Adelmo Conti (voice) (uncredited)
Giovanna Ralli
as (uncredited)
Marco Tulli
as Torello's Assistant (uncredited)
