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The Oyster Princess

The Oyster Princess

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The Oyster Princess

1919

0h 58m

6.8(65 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A pampered American oyster tycoon decides to buy a husband for his daughter, but things don’t go quite as planned. Along the way there are mishaps, misunderstandings and a foxtrot sequence that must be seen to be believed.

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8 featured cast members

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Victor Janson

Victor Janson

Mister Quaker, oyster-king of America

Ossi Oswalda

Ossi Oswalda

Ossi, his daughter

Harry Liedtke

Harry Liedtke

Prince Nucki

Julius Falkenstein

Julius Falkenstein

Josef, a friend of Nucki

Max Kronert

Seligsohn the Matchmaker

Curt Bois

Curt Bois

Conductor (as Kurt Bois)

Hans Junkermann

Hans Junkermann

(uncredited)

Albert Paulig

Albert Paulig

(uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch
Written by: Hanns Kräly
Ernst Lubitsch
Produced by: Paul Davidson

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