Old Heidelberg (1915)
Karl Heinrich is the heir to the throne of the small European principality of Rutania, but he's a lonely child, not allowed to play with other children and knowing little about life outside the castle. When he reaches maturity, he is sent to attend the University of Heidelberg, and finds fellowshi with classmates and a blossoming love with Katie Ruder, his only friend during childhood and the niece of an innkeeper. However, political turmoil in Rutania forces him to return. War is declared. Heinrich returns to Heidelberg one last time to bid a somber farewell to his beloved Katie.
Director: John Emerson
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Wallace Reid as Prince Karl Heinrich |
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Dorothy Gish as Katie Ruder |
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Karl Formes as Dr. Juttner |
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Erich von Stroheim as Lutz |
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Raymond Wells as Karl Bilz |
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John McDermott as Von Wendell |
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James Gibson as Kellerman |
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Franklin Arbuckle as Fritz Ruder - Katie's Father |
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Madge Hunt as Frau Hans Ruder - Katie's Aunt |
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Erich von Ritzau as Prince Rudolf (as Erik von Ritzau) |
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Kate Toncray as Frau Fritz Ruder - Katie's Mother |
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Harold Goodwin as Prince Karl - Age 12 |
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Francis Carpenter as Prince Karl - Age 5 |
| Directing | John Emerson | Director |
| Writing | John Emerson | Writer |
| Production | D.W. Griffith | Supervising Producer |
| Directing | Erich von Stroheim | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Wilhelm Meyer-Förster | Novel |
| Sound | Joseph Carl Breil | Original Music Composer |
