The Chickpea Seller (1923)

Status: Released
Original Language: TR
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Name: The Chickpea Seller
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1923-12-07
Cast: Behzat Haki Butak, Elena Artinova, Maurice Mea, Gavros Tolayan, Jenya Gordenskaya

Dec 07, 1923 Drama, Comedy

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Overview

Leblebici Horhor [The Chickpea Seller] is an adaption of an 1875 Turkish-language operetta by the Ottoman-Armenian composer Tigran Chukhajian. It has been claimed as one of the first original Turkish operettas. A silent film under the direction of Muhsin Ertuğrul, it was supported by the piano-playing of the operetta in the movie theater while it was shown to the audience.