The Secret Spring (1923)
Koenigsmark (original title)Reference View | Change View
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- 3h 0min
- Romance, War
- 24 May 1926 (USA)
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Cast
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Karl Heyl | ... |
Roi Stephen II
(as K. Heyl)
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| Huguette Duflos | ... |
Grande-duchesse Aurore de Lautenbourg
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| Henry Houry | ... |
Grand-duc Rodolphe de Lautenbourg
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Julio de Romero | ... |
Prince Tumène
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| Marcya Capri | ... |
Mélusine de Graffenfried
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| Georges Vaultier | ... |
Grand-duc Frédéric de Lautenbourg
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André Liabel | ... |
Baron de Boose
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| Paul Vermoyal | ... |
Cyrus Beck
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Jean Fleury | ... |
Prince Joachim
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| Clara Tambour | ... |
Totoche
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| Jaque Catelain | ... |
Professeur Raoul Vignerte
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Jean Aymé | ... |
Comte de Marçais
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| Iván Petrovich | ... |
Lieutenant de Hagen
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Pierre de Canolle | ... |
Lieutenant allemand (uncredited)
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Jules de Spoly | ... |
Un invité de la réception (uncredited)
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A. Debriège | ... |
Natacha (uncredited)
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C. Farnet | ... |
Ribeyre (uncredited)
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Robert Guilbert | ... |
De Kessel (uncredited)
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Diana Kotchaki | ... |
Comtesse de Platen (uncredited)
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Maurice Lehmann | ... |
Philippe de Koenigsmark (uncredited)
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| Fernand Mailly | ... |
Monsieur de Choisly (uncredited)
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Laurent Morléas | ... |
Monsieur de Bernhardt (uncredited)
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Philippe Rolla | ... |
Monsieur de Wendel (uncredited)
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Renée Sylvaire | ... |
Nini (uncredited)
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Suzanne Valrose | ... |
Sophie-Dorothée (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Léonce Perret | ||
Written by
| Pierre Benoît | ... | (novel) |
| Léonce Perret | ... | (adaptation and scenario) |
| René Champigny | ... | (scenario) |
Music by
| Jean Déré | ||
| J.E. Szyfer | ... | (as Joseph-Étienne Szyfer) |
Cinematography by
| Jacques Bizeul | ||
| Gustave Preiss | ||
Production Design by
| Pierre Becker | ||
| Georges Jacouty | ||
Costume Design by
| Léon Bakst | ||
| Jeanne d'Etreillis | ... | (as Boué Soeurs) |
| Sylvie Montegut | ... | (as Boué Soeurs) |
| Nicole Groult | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Joseph Cöenon | ... | assistant director |
| Henri Ménessier | ... | assistant director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1926) (United States) (theatrical)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Grand Duchess Aurora if forced into an unhappy marriage with Grand Duke Rudolph. Rudolph prepares to leave for the Congo but he is murdered by his brother. Aurora goes to Paris be with her father and enters the gay revelries there until she hears of her husband's death. She returns to the Kingdom, where she meets a tutor who falls in love with her. Together they discover her brother-in-law's treachery, and she helps her lover escape from his vengeance. War is declared and the tutor loses his life at Verdun. Aurora goes to France and places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with the thought the tombs may be his.
Written by Les Adams |
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| Taglines | See the bathing beauties of L' Erotic, Paris' leading cabaret. The big Royal wedding. wild auto chase. Spectacular fireworks display. (Print Ad- Lawrence Daily Journal-World,((Lawrence, Kans.)) 22 July 1926) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Debut of actress Clara Tambour. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Boulevard du crépuscule (1969). See more » |