The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928)
105 mins | Romance | 30 January 1928
Director:
Ernst LubitschWriter:
Hans KralyCinematographer:
John MescallEditor:
Andrew MartonProduction Designers:
Cedric Gibbons, Richard DayProduction Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.Although the onscreen credits and copyright records list the film's full title, The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, most contemporary reviews listed it simply as The Student Prince. Some prints list the title simply as Old Heidelberg. Wilhelm Meyer-Förster's story previously had been filmed in 1915 by the Fine Arts Film Co. under the title Old Heidelberg. That version was directed by John Emerson and starred Wallace Reid and Dorothy Gish (see entry). M-G-M made a musical version of the story, based also on Sigmund Romberg's operetta The Student Prince, in 1954. That version was directed by Richard Thorpe and starred Edmund Purdom and Ann Blyth, featuring the singing voice of Mario Lanza (see entry).
According to the 2 Jan 1927 FD, Chester Conklin was set to play "Kellerman." However, the role in the final film was taken by Bobby Mack.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant. It was screened at the Kansas Silent Film Festival on 29 February 2020, under the title The Student Prince of Old Heidelberg. ...
Although the onscreen credits and copyright records list the film's full title, The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, most contemporary reviews listed it simply as The Student Prince. Some prints list the title simply as Old Heidelberg. Wilhelm Meyer-Förster's story previously had been filmed in 1915 by the Fine Arts Film Co. under the title Old Heidelberg. That version was directed by John Emerson and starred Wallace Reid and Dorothy Gish (see entry). M-G-M made a musical version of the story, based also on Sigmund Romberg's operetta The Student Prince, in 1954. That version was directed by Richard Thorpe and starred Edmund Purdom and Ann Blyth, featuring the singing voice of Mario Lanza (see entry).
According to the 2 Jan 1927 FD, Chester Conklin was set to play "Kellerman." However, the role in the final film was taken by Bobby Mack.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant. It was screened at the Kansas Silent Film Festival on 29 February 2020, under the title The Student Prince of Old Heidelberg.
The Student Prince
The Student Prince of Old Heidelberg
Crown Prince Karl Heinrich, nephew of the king of a small domain, has a joyless existence in the pretentious formalism of the moribund court until his tutor, Dr. Juttner, arrives. After several years, Juttner takes Karl Heinrich to Heidelberg to study at the university. Here the prince falls in love with Kathi, the niece of the owner of an inn where the tutor and the prince have taken rooms. Karl Heinrich's happiness is shattered when the king dies and he must return to take the throne. Lonely and still in love with Kathi, although he is betrothed to an unattractive princess, Karl Heinrich returns to Heidelberg and finds that everything has changed: the students who were once his comrades salute him stiffly; his tutor has died; and only Kathi welcomes him as of old. After brief reunion they part again, for the Princess Ilse and he are celebrating their ...
Crown Prince Karl Heinrich, nephew of the king of a small domain, has a joyless existence in the pretentious formalism of the moribund court until his tutor, Dr. Juttner, arrives. After several years, Juttner takes Karl Heinrich to Heidelberg to study at the university. Here the prince falls in love with Kathi, the niece of the owner of an inn where the tutor and the prince have taken rooms. Karl Heinrich's happiness is shattered when the king dies and he must return to take the throne. Lonely and still in love with Kathi, although he is betrothed to an unattractive princess, Karl Heinrich returns to Heidelberg and finds that everything has changed: the students who were once his comrades salute him stiffly; his tutor has died; and only Kathi welcomes him as of old. After brief reunion they part again, for the Princess Ilse and he are celebrating their betrothal.
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