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A cloistered, overprotected Austrian prince falls in love with a down-to-earth barmaid in this "Viennese fairy tale."A cloistered, overprotected Austrian prince falls in love with a down-to-earth barmaid in this "Viennese fairy tale."A cloistered, overprotected Austrian prince falls in love with a down-to-earth barmaid in this "Viennese fairy tale."
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Philippe De Lacy
- Young Karl - Heir Apparent
- (as Philipe de Lacy)
Bobbie Mack
- Kellermann
- (as Bobby Mack)
George K. Arthur
- Drunk Student
- (uncredited)
Lionel Belmore
- Stout Student
- (uncredited)
Robert Brower
- Minister to the King
- (uncredited)
Edythe Chapman
- Young Karl's Nanny
- (uncredited)
Oliver Eckhardt
- Minister
- (uncredited)
Margaret Gray
- Student
- (uncredited)
Ruby Lafayette
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
André Mattoni
- Count Asterberg
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaErich von Stroheim was offered directorship of this film, but declined after having had a negative experience working under Irving Thalberg on The Merry Widow (1925). Stroheim went to Paramount to direct and star in The Wedding March (1928).
- GoofsThe young Karl's eyes are blue, but the adult Karl's eyes are brown.
- Quotes
Kids in the street: [happily, looking at photo of Young Prince Karl in shop window] He's going to be a wonderful king!
- Alternate versionsIn 1986, Thames Television in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer created a video, using the alternate title "Old Heidelberg," with full orchestral score by Carl Davis, and with running time of 106 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005)
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Crown Prince Karl Heinrich (Ramon Novarro) hates being a prince. He can't go out and mingle or meet other people because of his station. He goes to Heidelberg to study. There he meets beautiful bar maid Kathi (Norma Shearer) and falls madly in love. She loves him too..but he can't marry beneath his station in life...
Just stunning silent film. You watch the screen mesmerized by how beautiful it is. It's wonderfully directed by Ernst Lubitsch with some truly incredible images but it's Novarro and Shearer who carry this film. He's unbearably handsome--she's just incredibly beautiful. Together they look like perfection and both give superb performances - I believed they were in love completely! There's a just incredible sequence on a starlit night in a field of flowers. All kidding aside, it was so beautiful you could almost cry! It all leads to a tragic but realistic ending. Just simply a must-see movie. Don't miss this one!
Just stunning silent film. You watch the screen mesmerized by how beautiful it is. It's wonderfully directed by Ernst Lubitsch with some truly incredible images but it's Novarro and Shearer who carry this film. He's unbearably handsome--she's just incredibly beautiful. Together they look like perfection and both give superb performances - I believed they were in love completely! There's a just incredible sequence on a starlit night in a field of flowers. All kidding aside, it was so beautiful you could almost cry! It all leads to a tragic but realistic ending. Just simply a must-see movie. Don't miss this one!
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Old Heidelberg
- Filming locations
- Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany(establishing shots - not used in final film)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,205,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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