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Prince Nikki, Lieutenant of the Guard in pre WWI Vienna, is flat broke, but the only advice he gets from his parents is either to shoot himself or to marry money. During the Chorpus Christi parade his horse accidentaly hurts poor Mitzi, the daughter of inn-keepers in a Viennese suburb, who is, according to the wishes of her parents, going to marry the butcher Schani. When Nikki visits her at the hospital, they fall in love, much to the dislike of her parents and Schani. Nikki's parents, meanwhile have arranged a prospective marriage with Cecilia, the limping daughter of a very rich non-aristocratic industrial. Due to the fact, that Nikki's father is a general in the Austrian-Hungarian Army, resitance is useless. When Mitzi, after hearing of it, is still refusing Schani's proposal, he vowes to shoot Nikki when he leaves the church.

Genres: Drama

Starring: Erich von Stroheim, Fay Wray, George Fawcett

Released: October 6, 1928

Runtime: 113.0

Popularity Rating: 0.451

Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation

United States of America

Nicki / Prince Nickolas Erich von Stroheim
Mitzi / Mitzerl Schrammell Fay Wray
le prince Ottokar George Fawcett
la princesse Maria Maude George
Martin Schrammell Cesare Gravina
Katerina Schrammel Dale Fuller
Schani Eberle Matthew Betz
Cecelia Schweisser Zasu Pitts

Art — Art Direction: Erich von Stroheim
Art — Art Direction: Richard Day
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Erich von Stroheim
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Max Ree
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Richard Day
Crew — Cinematography: Ben F. Reynolds
Crew — Cinematography: Buster Sorenson
Crew — Cinematography: Hal Mohr
Crew — Cinematography: Harris Thorpe
Crew — Cinematography: Ray Rennahan
Crew — Cinematography: Roy H. Klaffki
Crew — Cinematography: William C. McGann
Directing — Assistant Director: Edward Sowders
Directing — Assistant Director: Louis Germonprez
Directing — Director: Erich von Stroheim
Editing — Editor: Erich von Stroheim
Editing — Editor: Frank E. Hull
Editing — Editor: Josef von Sternberg
Editing — Editor: Paul Weatherwax
Production — Executive Producer: Adolph Zukor
Production — Executive Producer: Jesse L. Lasky
Production — Producer: Erich von Stroheim
Production — Producer: Pat Powers
Sound — Music: John Stepan Zamecnik
Sound — Music: Louis De Francesco
Writing — Writer: Erich von Stroheim
Writing — Writer: Harry Carr