Liliom (1930)

Directed by

Frank Borzage

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A carnival barker named Liliom falls in love with a young woman. His abusive behavior and a crime lead to consequences in the afterlife.

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What happens

Liliom is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Borzage and written by S. N. Behrman and Sonya Levien. The film stars Charles Farrell, Rose Hobart, Estelle Taylor, H. B. Warner, Lee Tracy and Walter Abel. It was an adaptation of the 1909 play of the same name, serving as the first sound version of the film and the first of two sound adaptations of the play in the 1930s, with a 1934 adaptation being directed by Fritz Lang. The film was released on October 5, 1930, by Fox Film Corporation, who also handled the 1934 film. Alongside Just Imagine, also released by Fox, this was one of the first films to employ rear projection, which is done during a train sequence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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