Old Heidelberg (1915 film)
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Directed by | John Emerson |
Written by | Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (novel) John Emerson |
Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
Starring | Wallace Reid Dorothy Gish Erich von Stroheim |
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Distributed by | Triangle Distributing |
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Running time | 5 reels[1] |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Old Heidelberg is a 1915 American silent romance film directed by John Emerson and starring Wallace Reid, Dorothy Gish and . It is an adaptation of the 1901 play Old Heidelberg by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster, the first of five film versions which have been made. The film still survives, unlike many productions of the era.
Cast[]
- Wallace Reid as Prince Karl Heinrich
- Dorothy Gish as Katie Ruder
- Karl Formes as Dr. Juttner
- Erich von Stroheim as Lutz
- Raymond Wells as Karl Bilz
- John McDermott as Von Wendell
- James Gibson as Kellerman
- Franklin Arbuckle as Fritz Ruder - Katie's Father
- Madge Hunt as Frau Hans Ruder - Katie's Aunt
- Erich von Ritzau as Prince Rudolf
- Kate Toncray as Frau Fritz Ruder - Katie's Mother
- Harold Goodwin as Prince Karl - Age 12
- Francis Carpenter as Prince Karl - Age 5
References[]
- ^ Lennig p.468
Bibliography[]
- Lennig, Arthur. Stroheim. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1915 films
- 1910s romance films
- American films
- American romance films
- American silent feature films
- English-language films
- Films directed by John Emerson
- American films based on plays
- Films set in Heidelberg
- American black-and-white films
- Romance film stubs
- 1910s film stubs