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An American heiress seeks the hand of an impoverished German prince.An American heiress seeks the hand of an impoverished German prince.An American heiress seeks the hand of an impoverished German prince.
Margarete Kupfer
- Marriage teacher
- (uncredited)
Gerhard Ritterband
- Cook's assistant
- (uncredited)
- Director
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- TriviaThe character name Mr. Quaker for the Oyster King would have, it has been suggested, reminded German audiences of the helpful care packages they were sent by well meaning American Quakers during the deprivation after World War I.
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Title Card: A foxtrot epidemic suddenly breaks out during the wedding.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
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Stunning
Saw this yesterday at the "Konzerthaus", Vienna, with live music provided by a jazzy Belgian group called "Flat Earth Society". Without a doubt the best movie I've seen in quite a while. Highlights in this quasi-surrealistic romp (running a mere 63') include a meticulously choreographed "foxtrott epidemic" and a mass boxing-match amongst a benevolent society of billionaire's daughters. Ossi Oswalda (great name by the way), as the daughter of the titular "Oyster King", somehow manages to be tempestuous, spiteful, spoiled, endearing, lovable and sexy at the same time. A miracle of screen acting and directing. Stemming from 1919, the film reflects the coming of a new age of relative sexual freedom, female self-determination and the resignation of the aristocracy as the determining force of Central European society after the defeat of the World War ("Prinz Nucki", Ossi's intended, has fallen into the squalor of a one-room apartment). Lubitsch, at 27, reaching the pinnacle of his art from which he would not descend for the rest of his unique career.
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- Dec 9, 2006
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- Runtime1 hour
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- 1.33 : 1
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