Variety Lights

In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out crowds and earns the resentment of Checco's mistress, Melina Amour, but the fledgling performer has far bigger ambitions and soon sets her sights on a higher-profile role.

Peppino De Filippo

Checco Dal Monte

Giulietta Masina

Melina Amour

Carla Del Poggio

Liliana "Lilly" Antonelli

John Kitzmiller

Trumpet player Johnny

Folco Lulli

Adelmo Conti, l'amant de Liliana

Dante Maggio

Remo

Checco Durante

Theater Owner

Gina Mascetti

Valeria del Sole

Giulio Calì

Magician Edison Will

Silvio Bagolini

Bruno Antonini

Giacomo Furia

Duke

Mario De Angelis

Maestro

Vanja Orico

Moema - brazilian singer

Enrico Piergentili

Melina's Father

Renato Malavasi

Hotelkeeper

Joseph Falletta

Pistolero Bill

Carlo Romano

Enzo La Rosa

Fanny Marchiò

Soubrette