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A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%, Metacritic 65/100. It runs a compact 1h 21m. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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?
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic65/100
64 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles WaltersDirector
- Helen DeutschScreenplay
- Bronislau KaperOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Leslie CaronLili Daurier
- Mel FerrerPaul Berthalet
- Jean-Pierre AumontMarc
- Zsa Zsa GaborRosalie
- Kurt KasznarJacquot
- Amanda BlakePeach Lips
- Alex GerryProprietor
- Ralph DumkeM. Corvier
- Wilton GraffM. Tonit
- George BaxterM. Enrique
- Eda Reiss MerinFruit peddler (uncredited)
- Reginald SimpsonWorkman (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
circusyoungsterpuppeteercarnivalmusicalpuppetry