General Crack

General Crack

97 mins | Drama, Action, Romance, War, History | Dec. 16, 1929

The film takes place in the 18th century Austria and revolves around Prince Christian, commonly known as General Crack. His father had been a respectable member of the nobility but his mother was a gypsy. General Crack, as a soldier of fortune, spent his adult life selling his services to the highest bidder. He espouses the doubtful cause of Leopold II of Austria after demanding the sister of the emperor in marriage as well as half of gold of the Empire. Before he has finished his work, however, he meets a gypsy dancer and weds her. Complications arise when he takes his gypsy wife to the Austrian court and falls desperately in love with the emperor's sister.

General Crack

97 mins | Drama, Action, Romance, War, History | Dec. 16, 1929

General Crack
The film takes place in the 18th century Austria and revolves around Prince Christian, commonly known as General Crack. His father had been a respectable member of the nobility but his mother was a gypsy. General Crack, as a soldier of fortune, spent his adult life selling his services to the highest bidder. He espouses the doubtful cause of Leopold II of Austria after demanding the sister of the emperor in marriage as well as half of gold of the Empire. Before he has finished his work, however, he meets a gypsy dancer and weds her. Complications arise when he takes his gypsy wife to the Austrian court and falls desperately in love with the emperor's sister.
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title General Crack
Directors Alan Crosland
Writers J. Grubb Alexander

Cast

John Barrymore

as Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian

Philippe De Lacy

as Christian, as a boy

Lowell Sherman

as Leopold II

Marian Nixon

as Archduchess Maria Luisa

Armida

as Fidelia

Hobart Bosworth

as Count Hensdorff

Jacqueline Logan

as Countess Carola

Otto Matieson

as Colonel Gabor