The Chickpea Seller

Name: The Chickpea Seller
Director: Muhsin Ertuğrul
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1923-12-07
Rating: 8
Cast: Behzat Haki Butak, Elena Artinova, Maurice Mea, Gavros Tolayan, Jenya Gordenskaya

Original title: Leblebici Horhor

8.0(1)1923—TR

Directed by Muhsin Ertuğrul

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.