The Love Waltz

The Love Waltz (1930)

Comedy

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).

Director: Wilhelm Thiele

Casts

	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

Crew