A nobleman posing as a necktie salesman falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer although he is already married to the daughter of his country's war minister.
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Cast
| Norman Kerry | ... |
Count Franz Maximilian Von Hohenegg
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| Mary Philbin | ... |
Agnes Urban
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Cesare Gravina | ... |
Sylvester Urban
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| Edith Yorke | ... |
Ursula Urban
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| George Hackathorne | ... |
Bartholomew Gruber
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| George Siegmann | ... |
Schani Huber
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| Dale Fuller | ... |
Marianka Huber
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| Lillian Sylvester | ... |
Mrs. Aurora Rossreiter
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| Spottiswoode Aitken | ... |
Minister of War / Gisella's Father
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Dorothy Wallace | ... |
Comtasse Gisella Von Steinbruck
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Albert Edmondson | ... |
Nepomuck Navrital
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| Albert Conti | ... |
Rudi / Baron von Leightsinn
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| Charles King | ... |
Nicki / Baron von Nubenmuth
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Fenwick Oliver | ... |
Eitel / Prince Eitel Hagomut
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| Sidney Bracey | ... |
Gisella's Groom
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Anton Vaverka | ... |
Emperor Franz Josef
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| Maude George | ... |
Madame Elvira
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Helen Broneau | ... |
Jane
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Jane Sherman | ... |
Maria
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Eugene H. Roth | ... |
Guard
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Sadie Campbell | ... |
Crying Girl - Clown Scene
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Maurice Talbot Crosbie | ... |
Archduke Eugene (uncredited)
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Tommy Hicks | ... |
Fat Boy - Clown Scene (uncredited)
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Donald Hughes | ... |
Crying Boy - Clown Scene (uncredited)
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| Babe London | ... |
Fat Girl (uncredited)
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Tex Marcell | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Ella McKenzie | ... |
Crying Fat Girl - Clown Scene (uncredited)
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| Ida Mae McKenzie | ... |
Girl in Crowd - Clown Scene (uncredited)
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| Jack Murphy | ... |
Boy in Crowd - Clown Scene (uncredited)
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| Rolfe Sedan | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Rupert Julian | ||
| Erich von Stroheim | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Finis Fox | ... | (adaptation) |
| Harvey Gates | ... | (story) |
| Mary O'Hara | ... | (titles) |
| Erich von Stroheim | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Irving Thalberg | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| William H. Daniels | ... | (as William Daniels) |
| Charles E. Kaufman | ... | (as Charles Kaufman) |
| Ben F. Reynolds | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| James C. McKay | ... | (as James McKay) |
| Maurice Pivar | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Elmer Sheeley | ... | (as E.E. Sheeley) |
| Richard Day | ... | (uncredited) |
| Archie Hall | ... | (uncredited) |
| Edgar G. Ulmer | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Richard Day | ... | (uncredited) |
| Erich von Stroheim | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Louis Germonprez | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Edward Sowders | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Max Winkler | ... | compiler: music cue sheet (as M. Winkler) |
Additional Crew
| Harry B. Johnson | ... | art titler |
| Carl Laemmle | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1923) (United States) (theatrical)
- Canadian Universal Film Company (1923) (Canada) (theatrical)
- European Motion Picture Company (1923) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Film Manufacturing Company (1923) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1923) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1923) (France) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1923) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Croeze Bosman Film (1933) (Belgium) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Image Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2010) (Spain) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Life's merry-go-round goes full tilt for Agnes, a virtuous carny at Vienna's Prater just before the Great War. Her father is abused by their cruel boss Huber, who might force himself on Agnes. A Count who's engaged to the daughter of the Minister of Defense chats up Agnes one night while he's slumming; she thinks he's Franz, a necktie salesman, and falls in love with him. Is he using charm and guile to seduce her? Plus there's Bartholomew, a hunchback who's a barker at the Prater; his love for Agnes is unrequited. Are the fates blind or is there reward for virtue?
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| Taglines | A Mad Whirl of life, Love and Luxury Sweeping Around THE MOST STUPENDOUS LOVE DRAMA EVER FILMED (Print Ad- The Bellingham Herald, ((Bellingham, Wash.)) 10 September 1923) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Erich von Stroheim's excesses on the film included bringing in a real Viennese streetcar to be used in street scenes (a Los Angeles streetcar simply wouldn't do, said the director). Also, for the brief scene where an actor playing the Austrian Emperor steps out of a hotel and climbs into his horse-drawn carriage, von Stroheim had Universal Studios buy an actual carriage used by Austrian Emperor Franz Josef and ship it to Hollywood. See more » |
| Goofs | At around 1 hour 47 minutes The Count gives Sylvester his gun. In the following shots, the gun is shown being held up to The Counts chest but in the close ups, it isn't there. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Man You Loved to Hate (1979). See more » |
| Soundtracks | THE MERRY GO ROUND WALTZ See more » |