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| Charles Farrell | ... | Liliom | |
| Rose Hobart | ... | Julie | |
| Estelle Taylor | ... | Mme. Muscat | |
| H.B. Warner | ... | Chief Magistrate | |
| Lee Tracy | ... | The Buzzard | |
| Walter Abel | ... | Carpenter | |
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Mildred Van Dorn | ... | Marie |
| Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | ... | Hollinger (as Guinn Williams) | |
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Lillian Elliott | ... | Aunt Hulda |
| Anne Shirley | ... | Louise (as Dawn O'Day) | |
| Bert Roach | ... | Wolf | |
| James A. Marcus | ... | Linzman (as James Marcus) | |
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Harvey Clark | ... | Angel Gabriel |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Frankie Genardi | ||
Liliom, a merry-go-round barker at a Budapest amusement park, becomes enamored of Julie, a servant girl, and though under the influence of Madame Muskat, a sideshow entrepreneur, he marries the girl. Although he has not been a good provider, Liliom is spurred into action by the discovery that his wife is pregnant and eventually is influenced by his friend Buzzard, to rob a bank cashier so that he can take Julie to America.
For those posters who wondered about the quality of the new (Dec. 2008) DVD release of LILIOM, which is part of the over-stuffed, badly packaged Murnau and Borgaze at Fox set, the actual quality of this disc is unbelievably good. I don't know where they found their source elements, but this is a beautiful print, with only occasional flaws. The black and white photography is detailed and beautiful, allowing the best look we've had at the elaborate sets and interesting production design. Even Charles Farrell's voice, which is not ideal for this hyper-masculine role, is much improved on this newly restored print.
There is no commentary, but an impressive collection of still photos is included as an extra.
The film is still the stilted, downbeat, badly paced film it was before, but for "Carousel" aficionados, or fans of early talkies, this is a very interesting movie, which can now be experienced in a much more pleasurable manner. I would give the movie a 5-star rating, and the print 8 or 9. Amazingly good for its vintage!