' (''Her Highness the Dancer'') is a 1922 German

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

directed by

Richard Eichberg Richard Eichberg (27 October 1888 – 8 May 1952) was a German film director and producer. He directed 87 films between 1915 and 1949. He also produced 77 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Munich, Germ ...

and featuring

Bela Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian and American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 horror classic ''Dracula'', Ygor in ''S ...

. The film was originally banned by the

Film Review Office {{Infobox government agency , name = Film Review Office , native_name = Filmprüfstelle , native_name_a = , native_name_r = , type = Office , seal = 1931-11-06 Ausschnit ...

for quite some time: it was not permitted to be shown in the

Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic (german: link=no, Weimarer Republik ), officially named the German Reich, was the government of Germany from 1918 to 1933, during which it was a constitutional federal republic for the first time in history; hence it is al ...

. The filmmakers appealed, but the Office considered the film "corruptive" and the appeal was rejected A shortened version was again not approved. Finally on 16 January 1923 a version of the film, now retitled ' (''The Ordeal of Eva Grunwald'') was approved, considered suitable for adults only. This approved version consisted of five acts and totaled 1,887 meters of film, compared to the original's six acts and 1,995 meters. Lugosi left Germany for the United States in October, 1920, so if he was indeed in this film, it had to have been filmed in 1920, but most sources list it as a 1922 film, probably because it took so long for the film to be approved by the German censors.

Cast

Lee Parry Lee Parry (born Mathilde Charlotte Benz, 14 January 1901 – 24 January 1977) was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1919 and 1939. Biography Lee Parry was born Mathilde Charlotte Benz on 14 Jan ...

as Eva Grunwald *

Eduard Rothauser Eduard Rothauser (1876–1956) was an Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austrian-born Germans, German actor. Selected filmography * ''The Man in the Cellar'' (1914) * ''The Princess of Urbino'' (1919) * ''Nobody Knows (1920 film), Nobody Knows'' (1920) ...

as Herrmann Grunwald, glockner of St Mary's *

Aruth Wartan Aruth Wartan (or ''Haruth Vartan'', hy, Հարութ Վարդան, 23 June 1880 – 14 April 1945) was a German film actor of Armenian origin who appeared in around ninety films during his career, generally in supporting roles. Life and career B ...

as Gadvan * Syme Delmar as Ruth Irving * Rudolf Zolling as Organist of St Mary's * as Wolfgang Tautlingen *

Walter Steinbeck Walter Steinbeck (26 September 1878 – 27 August 1942) was a German film actor. Steinbeck was born in Niederlößnitz (now Radebeul), Saxony, Germany. He died at age 63 in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''The Romance of a Poor Sinn ...

as Lord Cecil Gloster * Paul Ludwig as Coppers, Lord Cecil's secretary *

Robert Scholz Robert Scholz (23 April 1886 – 10 October 1927) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 76 films between 1919 and 1928. He was born in Germany and died in Berlin. Selected filmography * ''A Drive into the Blue'' (1919) ...

Violetta Napierska Violetta Napierska (sometimes ''Violette Napierska'') was a film actress. Most of her acting career she worked in German silent films, often with Béla Lugosi (with whom she had a romantic relationship for a time), Lee Parry and director Richard ...

Chief Tahachee Chief Tahachee (born Jeff Davis "Tahchee" Cypert, March 4, 1904 – June 9, 1978) was a writer, a stage actor, a film extra, and a vaudeville performer. He claimed to be a descendant of the Old Settler Cherokees. Chief Tahachee wrote four bo ...

as ''German Man'' (uncredited)

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* 1922 films German black-and-white films German silent feature films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Richard Eichberg 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub

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