Her Grace Commands
Her Grace Commands (German: Ihre Hoheit befiehlt) is a 1931 German romantic comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Käthe von Nagy, Willy Fritsch and Reinhold Schünzel. It is also translated into the alternative title Her Highness Commands. A hairdresser and a greengrocer fall in love, concealing from each other the truth that they are really a princess and an army officer in disguise.[1] It premiered in Mannheim on 3 March 1931, before being released at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin the next day.[2] A French-language version (Princess, At Your Orders!) was produced simultaneously, also directed by Schwarz but with a different cast. The film was remade in Hollywood as well, retitled Adorable, and released by the Fox Film Corporation in 1933.
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Directed by | Hanns Schwarz |
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Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
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Edited by | Willy Zeyn |
Production company | Universum Film AG |
Distributed by | Universum Film AG |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Main cast
- Käthe von Nagy as Prinzessin Marie-Christine
- Willy Fritsch as Leutnant Karl von Conradi
- Reinhold Schünzel as Staatsminister Graf Herlitz
- Paul Hörbiger as Hofdetektiv Pipac
- Paul Heidemann as Fürst von Leuchtenstein
- Michael von Newlinsky as Rittmeister
- Eugen Tiller as Major
- Kenneth Rive as König
- Erich Kestin as Bursche bei Conradi
- Erik Schütz as Stimmungssänger
- Attila Hörbiger as Wachtposten
References
- Calhoon p. 71
- Hardt p. 239
Bibliography
- Leblans, Anne; Federle, Courtney; Ward, Janet; Brodnax, Mary M.; Hake, Sabine (2001). Calhoon, Kenneth Scott (ed.). Peripheral Visions: The Hidden Stages of Weimar Cinema. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-2928-3.
- Hardt, Ursula (1996). From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-930-7.
- Rogowski, Christian (2010). The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema: Rediscovering Germany's Filmic Legacy. Camden House. ISBN 978-1-57113-429-5.