The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg(Old Heidelberg)(The Student Prince) (1927)
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Even without the benefit of sound, The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg seems to be inundated by Franz Lehar's unforgettable songs. Director Ernst Lubitsch fashioned a gloriously schmaltzy, delightfully artificial rendition of the 1924 Lehar opera, which in turn was based on the 1902 play In Old… More Even without the benefit of sound, The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg seems to be inundated by Franz Lehar's unforgettable songs. Director Ernst Lubitsch fashioned a gloriously schmaltzy, delightfully artificial rendition of the 1924 Lehar opera, which in turn was based on the 1902 play In Old Heidelberg. Ramon Novarro plays the title role, an ever-carousing young monarch who falls in love with ebullient barmaid Norma Shearer. Fully willing to forsake his crown for her sake, Novarro chooses duty over love when his country is threatened with revolution. He tries to let Shearer down gently, but it is clear that she will never quite get over her summer romance. Such is the genius of Ernst Lubitsch that the 1927 version of Student Prince seems a lot more alive and far less dated than the 1954 Technicolor remake. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 30, 1928 Wide
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Cast
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Ramon Novarro
as Prince Karl Heinrich
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Norma Shearer
as Kathi
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Jean Hersholt
as Dr. Juttner
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Gustav von Seyffertitz
as King Karl VII
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Philippe DeLacy
as Heir Apparent
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Edgar Norton
as Lutz
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Bobby Mack
as Kellerman
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Edward Connelly
as Court Marshall
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Otis Harlan
as Old Ruder
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John Peters
as Student
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George K. Arthur
as Student
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Lionel Belmore
as Student
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Edythe Chapman
as Student
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Lincoln Stedman
as Student
