The Love Waltz
The Love Waltz
70 minutes
1930
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Originally Liebeswalzer, this German operetta was the third talkie vehicle for the effervescent Lillian Harvey. The plot is a typical Graustarkian affair, with Princess Eva (Harvey) preparing to marry a duke whom she's never met. Getting cold feet, the duke ducks the wedding, persuading a handsome young commoner named Bobby (Willy Fritsch) to take his place. The wedding goes on as planned, with Eva never suspecting that her new hubby is a ringer. Eventually, the false duke confesses everything, leading to all sorts of intrigue before a happy ending can be realized. Love Waltz was simultaneously filmed in an English-language version, which posed no problem for the British-born Harvey but caused a few uncomfortable moments for her Teutonic co-stars (eventually, Willy Fritsch was replaced by John Batton, who'd played a bit role in the German version).
Genres Comedy
Stars Lilian Harvey, Georg Alexander, John Batten, Gertrud de Lalsky, Karl Ludwig Diehl
Directors Wilhelm Thiele, Erich Kettelhut, Werner R. Heymann, Robert Liebmann, Hans Müller
The Love Waltz