Lili (1917 film)
1917 film
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Lili (Hungarian: Egy Nagymama naplójából) is a 1917 Hungarian comedy film directed by Cornelius Hintner. The film was first shown on 21 October 1917 at the Urania Theater in Budapest.[3] Some sources list Bela Lugosi in the cast, but that is unverified.
Tibor Rákosi
| Lili | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Cornelius Hintner[1] |
| Written by | Jenő Faragó[2] |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | Richárd Geiger Tibor Rákosi |
| Starring | Klára Peterdy Richard Kornay |
| Cinematography | Károly Vass |
Production company | Star[1] |
Release date |
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| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Silent |
Plot
Cast
In alphabetical order
- Ida Andorffy as Lili as a young woman
- Klára Peterdy as Lili as an older woman
- Sándor Góth
- Richard Kornay as Br. de la Grange
- Ila Lóth as Antoinin
- Cläre Lotto
- Charles Puffy (credited as Károly Huszár)
- Zoltán Szerémy
- Gusztáv Turán as René
- Károly Ujvári as Saint Hypothese
- Gusztáv Vándory
Production
The film is a comedy in four acts based on Hervé's operetta of the same name.[1]
As late as September 1917, promotional material for the film claimed that Arisztid Olt (later known as Bela Lugosi) played Plinchard at both the younger and elder stage of his life.[4] Advertisements and reviews of Lili's preview at the Uránia in Budapest in October 1917 have Gusztáv Vándory in the role of Plinchard/Tábornok.[5] a 1918 issue of the Mozihét Kino-Woche published a series of pictures showing Vándory as Plinchard.[5][6] Lugosi is not seen in any of the images.[6] Gary Rhodes, a Lugosi biographer stated in 2020 that "there is no compelling evidence that Lugosi appeared in Lili."[7]
Release and reception
Lili was screened for two weeks at Budapest's Coros Theater, an unprecedented amount of time.[8]
