Lili (1917 film)

Lili (Hungarian: Egy Nagymama naplójából) is a 1917 Hungarian comedy film directed by Cornelius Hintner and featuring Béla Lugosi in a dual role (playing both Pinchard and Tabornok). The film was first shown on 21 October 1917 at the Urania Theater in Budapest.[1]

Lili
Directed byCornelius Hintner
Written byAlbert Millaud (play)
Alfred Hennequin (play)
Jenö Faragó
Produced byStar Film
StarringBéla Lugosi
Richard Kornay
Klara Peterdy
CinematographyKároly Vass
Release date
  • 21 October 1917 (1917-10-21)
CountryHungary
LanguageSilent

Since Lugosi plays two parts here, this film has become confused over the years in some reference books with the 1918 Hungarian film Lulu (a similar-sounding title) directed by Michael Curtiz (who directed Lugosi in a number of other films). But Lugosi was not in Lulu.

Cast

In alphabetical order

  • Ida Andorffy - Lili as a young woman
  • Béla Lugosi - dual role as both Plinchard and Tabornok (credited as Arisztid Olt)
  • Klára Peterdy - Lili as an older woman
  • Sándor Góth
  • Richard Kornay - Br. de la Grange
  • Ila Lóth - Antoinin
  • Cläre Lotto
  • Charles Puffy (credited as Károly Huszár)
  • Zoltán Szerémy
  • Gusztáv Turán - René
  • Károly Ujvári - Saint Hypothese
  • Gusztáv Vándory

See also

References

  1. Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover)
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