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Lili

1953-03-10 · 81 min · ★ 6.7

Romance · Drama

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?

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Directors
Charles Walters
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 1,353,000
Revenue
USD 5,393,000

Top Cast

Leslie CaronLeslie CaronLili Daurier
Mel FerrerMel FerrerPaul Berthalet
Jean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre AumontMarc
Zsa Zsa GaborZsa Zsa GaborRosalie
Kurt KasznarKurt KasznarJacquot
Amanda BlakeAmanda BlakePeach Lips
Alex GerryAlex GerryProprietor
Ralph DumkeRalph DumkeM. Corvier
Wilton GraffWilton GraffM. Tonit
George BaxterGeorge BaxterM. Enrique
Eda Reiss MerinEda Reiss MerinFruit peddler (uncredited)
Reginald SimpsonReginald SimpsonWorkman (uncredited)
George DavisGeorge DavisWorkman (uncredited)
Mitchell LewisMitchell LewisConcessionaire (uncredited)
Fred WaltonWhistler (uncredited)
Jeannine DucasseFrench Girl (uncredited)
Claude GuyFrench boy (uncredited)
Richard GraysonFlirting vendor (uncredited)
Charles WaltersCharles WaltersDancer (uncredited)
Dorothy JarnacSpecialty dancer (uncredited)

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