robbery,afterlife,hell,redemption,heaven,carousel ,pre-code,foreign language adaptation,preserved film

Liliom (1930)

Poster for Liliom

Charles Farrell in his greatest role

A carousel barker falls in love with a young woman. Both are fired from their jobs, and when the young woman becomes pregnant, the carousel barker tries to help pull off a robbery, which goes wrong. Because of the robbery, he dies, and after spending time in hell, is sent back to earth for one day to try to make amends. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

Cast & Crew

Director
Frank Borzage
  • Profile picture of Charles Farrell
    Liliom Charles Farrell
  • Profile picture of Rose Hobart
    Julie Rose Hobart
  • Profile picture of Estelle Taylor
    Mme. Muscat Estelle Taylor
  • Profile picture of H.B. Warner
    Chief Magistrate H.B. Warner
  • Profile picture of Lee Tracy
    The Buzzard Lee Tracy
  • Profile picture of Walter Abel
    Carpenter Walter Abel
  • Profile picture of Anne Shirley
    Louise Anne Shirley
  • Profile picture of Bert Roach
    Wolf Bert Roach

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Keywords

  • robbery
  • afterlife
  • hell
  • redemption
  • heaven
  • carousel
  • pre-code
  • foreign language adaptation
  • preserved film