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).
The Love Waltz
July 23, 1930
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Lilian Harvey
Princess Eva
Georg Alexander
Grandduke Peter Ferdinand
John Batten
Bobby Fould
Gertrud de Lalsky
Grandduchess Melanie
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Lord Chamberlain
Hans Junkermann
Fould, Bobby's Father
Lilian Mower
Duchess zu Lauenburg
C. Hooper Trask
Dr. Popper
Mildred Wayne
Dolly
Wilhelm Thiele
Director
Robert Liebmann
Story
Hans Müller
Story
Erich Pommer
Producer
Werner R. Heymann
Original Music Composer
Erich Kettelhut
Art Direction
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Director of Photography
Werner Brandes
Director of Photography
René Hubert
Costume Design