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The Oyster Princess

Die Austernprinzessin

1919·58 min·DE
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Comedy

A pampered American oyster tycoon decides to buy a husband for his daughter, but things don’t go quite as planned. Along the way there are mishaps, misunderstandings and a foxtrot sequence that must be seen to be believed.

A pampered American oyster tycoon decides to buy a husband for his daughter, but things don’t go quite as planned. Along the way there are mishaps, misunderstandings and a foxtrot sequence that must be seen to be believed.

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Cast

Victor Janson

Victor Janson

Mister Quaker, oyster-king of America

Ossi Oswalda

Ossi Oswalda

Ossi, his daughter

Harry Liedtke

Harry Liedtke

Prince Nucki

Julius Falkenstein

Julius Falkenstein

Josef, a friend of Nucki

M

Max Kronert

Seligsohn the Matchmaker

Curt Bois

Curt Bois

Conductor (as Kurt Bois)

Hans Junkermann

Hans Junkermann

(uncredited)

Albert Paulig

Albert Paulig

(uncredited)

Crew

Ernst Lubitsch

writer

Theodor Sparkuhl

cinematographer

Hanns Kräly

writer

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