''Old Heidelberg'' is a 1915 American
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
John Emerson and starring
Wallace Reid
William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver.
Early life
Reid was born in St. Louis, M ...
,
Dorothy Gish
Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898June 4, 1968) was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great s ...
and
Karl Formes
Karl Johann Franz Formes (b. Mülheim am Rhein, 7 August 1815; d. San Francisco, 15 December 1889), also called Charles John Formes, was a German bass opera and oratorio singer who had a long international career especially in Germany, London and ...
. It is an adaptation of the 1901 play ''
Old Heidelberg'' by
Wilhelm Meyer-Förster
Wilhelm Meyer-Förster, also known as Samar Gregorow (12 June 1862, Hannover – 17 March 1934, Heringsdorf), was a German novelist and playwright.
Biography
The son of a bookseller, he first studied law, then the history of art. He later decided ...
, the first of five film versions which have been made. The film still survives, unlike many productions of the era.
Cast
*
Wallace Reid
William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver.
Early life
Reid was born in St. Louis, M ...
as Prince Karl Heinrich
*
Dorothy Gish
Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898June 4, 1968) was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great s ...
as Katie Ruder
* Karl Formes as Dr. Juttner
*
Erich von Stroheim
Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim (born Erich Oswald Stroheim; September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-American director, actor and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of the silent era. H ...
as Lutz
*
Raymond Wells
Raymond Wells (1880–1941) was an American actor, screenwriter, and film director of the silent era.Goble p. 324 He is sometimes credited as Raymond B. Wells.
Partial filmography
* '' Old Heidelberg'' (1915) (actor)
* ''The Sable Lorcha'' (19 ...
as Karl Bilz
* John McDermott as Von Wendell
* James Gibson as Kellerman
* Franklin Arbuckle as Fritz Ruder - Katie's Father
* Madge Hunt as Frau Hans Ruder - Katie's Aunt
* Erich von Ritzau as Prince Rudolf
*
Kate Toncray as Frau Fritz Ruder - Katie's Mother
*
Harold Goodwin as Prince Karl - Age 12
*
Francis Carpenter as Prince Karl - Age 5
References
Bibliography
* Lennig, Arthur. ''Stroheim''. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.
External links
*
1915 films
1910s romance films
American romance films
American silent feature films
Films directed by John Emerson
American films based on plays
Films about princes
Films set in Heidelberg
American black-and-white films
1910s English-language films
1910s American films
{{1910s-romance-film-stub