The Love Waltz 93 years old

Originally Liebeswalzer, this German operetta was the third talkie vehicle for the effervescent Lillian Harvey. The plot is a typical Graustarkian affair, with Princess Eva (Harvey) preparing to marry a duke whom she's never met. Getting cold feet, the duke ducks the wedding, persuading a handsome young commoner named Bobby (Willy Fritsch) to take his place. The wedding goes on as planned, with Eva never suspecting that her new hubby is a ringer. Eventually, the false duke confesses everything, leading to all sorts of intrigue before a happy ending can be realized. Love Waltz was simultaneously filmed in an English-language version, which posed no problem for the British-born Harvey but caused a few uncomfortable moments for her Teutonic co-stars (eventually, Willy Fritsch was replaced by John Batton, who'd played a bit role in the German version).

Credits

The Love Waltz Cast

Name Character
Lilian Harvey She was 24, 62 years old when she died as Princess Eva
Georg Alexander He was 42, 57 years old when he died as Grandduke Peter Ferdinand
Karl Ludwig Diehl He was 33, 61 years old when he died as Lord Chamberlain
Gertrud de Lalsky She was 52, 79 years old when she died as Grandduchess Melanie
John Batten He was 77, 64 years old when he died as Bobby Fould
Hans Junkermann He was 3, 9 years old when he died as Fould, Bobby's Father

The Love Waltz Crew

Name Department
Erich Pommer as Producer. He was 41 (76) years old when He died Production
Werner R. Heymann as Original Music Composer. He was 34 (65) years old when He died Sound
Robert Liebmann as Story. He was 40 (65) years old when He died Writing
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet as Director of Photography. He was 28 (74) years old when He died Camera
Werner Brandes as Director of Photography. He was 41 (79) years old when He died Camera
Erich Kettelhut as Art Direction. He was 36 (85) years old when He died Art
Wilhelm Thiele as Director. He was 40 (84) years old when He died Directing
René Hubert as Costume Design. He was 34 (59) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
The Love Waltz poster
The Love Waltz (93 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, July 29, 1930
  • Runtime: 70 minutes