''Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (German: ''Hoheit tanzt Walzer'') is a 1926 Austrian silent

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by

Fritz Freisler Fritz Freisler (1881–1955) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director of the silent era.von Dassanowsky p.72 Selected filmography * '' The Other I'' (1918) * '' Love Story'' (1925) * '' Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (1926) * '' The Ars ...

and starring

Claire Rommer Claire Rommer (born Klara Romberger; 7 December 1904 – 19 August 1996) was a German stage and film actress. Selected filmography * '' The Queen of Whitechapel '' (1922) * '' The Anthem of Love'' (1922) * '' Der Herzog von Aleria'' (1923) * ...

, Magda Karmen and

Walter Rilla Walter Rilla (22 August 1894 – 21 November 1980) was a German film actor of Jewish descent.Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), pg. 213 He appea ...

.Krautz p. 172 The

operetta film Operetta films (German: Operettenfilm) are a genre of musical films associated with, but not exclusive to, German language cinema. The genre began in the late 1920s, but its roots stretch back into the tradition of nineteenth century Viennese oper ...

is based on the 1912 operetta '' Hoheit tanzt Walzer'' by

Leo Ascher Leo Ascher (17 August 1880 – 25 February 1942) was an Austrian composer of operettas, popular songs and film scores. Biography Ascher was born in Vienna. His father, Moritz Ascher, was a local umbrella manufacturer. Leo wrote his first com ...

(music) and Alfred Grünwald ( libretto).

Cast

* Magda Karmen *

Eugen Neufeld Eugen Neufeld (6 December 1882 in Göding – 18 October 1950 in Vienna) was an Austrian-Jewish film actor. He was the older brother of actor and director Max Neufeld. Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German a ...

* * Gisela Günther * Lilian Gray *

Gyula Szőreghy Gyula Szőreghy (30 November 1887 – 22 December 1942) was a Hungarian film actor. Szőreghy was born in Algyo, Austria-Hungary (now, Hungary) and died in 1942 in Budapest. He was also credited as Julius von Szöreghy. Selected filmography * ...

* Albert Paulig

References

Bibliography

* Alfred Krautz. ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film, Volume 4''. Saur, 1984.

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* 1926 films 1920s romance films Austrian silent feature films Austrian adventure films Films directed by Fritz Freisler Films based on operettas Austrian black-and-white films 1926 adventure films Silent adventure films {{1920s-romance-film-stub

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