The Chickpea Seller
(1923)
★ 8 IMDb · 1 votes
Year: 1923
Director: Muhsin Ertuğrul
Cast: Behzat Haki Butak, Elena Artinova, Maurice Mea, Gavros Tolayan, Jenya Gordenskaya, Vasfi Rıza Zobu, Refik Kemal Arduman, Hâzım Körmükçü, M. Kemal Küçük, Ali Rıza
Plot
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.