The Love Waltz

The Love Waltz

70 mins | Comedy | July 23, 1930

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).

The Love Waltz

70 mins | Comedy | July 23, 1930

The Love Waltz
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).
Producers Universum Film (UFA)
Original title The Love Waltz
Directors Wilhelm Thiele
Writers Hans Müller, Robert Liebmann

Cast

Lilian Harvey

as Princess Eva

Georg Alexander

as Grandduke Peter Ferdinand

John Batten

as Bobby Fould

Gertrud de Lalsky

as Grandduchess Melanie

Karl Ludwig Diehl

as Lord Chamberlain

Hans Junkermann

as Fould, Bobby's Father

Lilian Mower

as Duchess zu Lauenburg

C. Hooper Trask

as Dr. Popper

Mildred Wayne

as Dolly