General Crack (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.
Director: Alan Crosland
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John Barrymore as Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian |
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Philippe De Lacy as Christian, as a boy |
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Lowell Sherman as Leopold II |
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Marian Nixon as Archduchess Maria Luisa |
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Armida as Fidelia |
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Hobart Bosworth as Count Hensdorff |
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Jacqueline Logan as Countess Carola |
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Otto Matieson as Colonel Gabor |
| Writing | J. Grubb Alexander | Writer |
| Directing | Alan Crosland | Director |
| Camera | Tony Gaudio | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Harold McLernon | Editor |
