Lili (1917 film)

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.

Lili
Directed byCornelius Hintner[1]
Written byJenő Faragó[2]
StarringKlára Peterdy
Richard Kornay
Production
company
Star[1]
Release date
  • 21 October 1917 (1917-10-21)
CountryHungary
LanguageSilent

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]

References
  1. Rhodes & Kaffenberger 2020, 357.
  2. Rhodes & Kaffenberger 2020, 2850.
  3. Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover)
  4. Rhodes & Kaffenberger 2020, 2834.
  5. Rhodes & Kaffenberger 2020, 2839.
  6. Rhodes & Kaffenberger 2020, 2844.
  7. Rhodes & Kaffenberger 2020, 2855.
  8. Rhodes & Kaffenberger 2020, 2847.

Sources
  • Rhodes, Gary D.; Kaffenberger, Bill (2020). Becoming Dracula: The Early Years of Bela Lugosi. Vol. 1 (Kindle ed.). BearManor Media.


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