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The Oyster Princess

Name: The Oyster Princess
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1919
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Victor Janson, Ossi Oswalda, Harry Liedtke, Julius Falkenstein, Max Kronert

A pampered American oyster tycoon decides to buy a husband for his daughter, but things don’t go quite as planned. Along the way there are mishaps, misunderstandings and a foxtrot sequence that must be seen to be believed.

1919 · Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 58 min · Comedy · 14 frames

Crew

Written by: Hanns Kräly, Ernst Lubitsch
Cinematography: Theodor Sparkuhl
Production design: Rochus Gliese, Kurt Richter
Produced by: Paul Davidson

Cast

Victor Janson as Mister Quaker, oyster-king of America
Ossi Oswalda as Ossi, his daughter
Harry Liedtke as Prince Nucki
Julius Falkenstein as Josef, a friend of Nucki
Max Kronert as Seligsohn the Matchmaker
Curt Bois as Conductor (as Kurt Bois)
Hans Junkermann as (uncredited)
Albert Paulig as (uncredited)

Production

Country: Germany
Language: No Language
Studios: Projektions-AG Union
Themes: wealth, royalty, over the top, silent film, german expressionism

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