''There Was Once a Loyal Hussar'' (german: Es war einmal ein treuer Husar) is a 1929 German film directed by

Carl Heinz Wolff Carl Heinz Wolff (1884–1942) was a German screenwriter, film producer, producer and film director.Grange p.256 Selected filmography Director *''The Mexican (1918 film), The Mexican'' (1918) * ''The Prisoner (1920 film), The Prisoner'' (1920) * ' ...

and starring

Grit Haid Grit Haid (born Margarete Haid, 14 March 1900 – 13 August 1938) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Kapczynski & Richardson p.60 She was the younger sister of the actress Liane Haid. She died in a plane crash in 1938. Selected filmography * ...

. It was shot at the

Halensee Studios The EFA Studios or Halensee Studios were film studios located in the Berlin suburb of Halensee. They were a prominent centre of film production in the silent and early sound era. Constructed in 1919 after the First World War, they were part of a ...

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. It takes its title from the opening line of the traditional song "

The Faithful Hussar "The Faithful Hussar" (German: "") is a German song based on a folk song known in various versions since the 19th century. In its current standard form, it is a song from the Cologne Carnival since the 1920s. Origin and history A source claims ...

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* 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1920s German-language films Films directed by Carl Heinz Wolff German black-and-white films 1920s German films Films shot at Halensee Studios {{1920s-Germany-film-stub