MOVIE • 1919

The Oyster Princess

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.4/5Votes: 67

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Comedy

Top Cast

Victor Janson

Mister Quaker, oyster-king of America

Ossi Oswalda

Ossi, his daughter

Harry Liedtke

Prince Nucki

Julius Falkenstein

Josef, a friend of Nucki

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Max Kronert

Seligsohn the Matchmaker

Curt Bois

Conductor (as Kurt Bois)

Hans Junkermann

(uncredited)

Albert Paulig

(uncredited)

Ernst Lubitsch

Director

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Hanns Kräly

Writer

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Rochus Gliese

Production Design

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Kurt Richter

Production Design

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Kurt Waschneck

Technical Advisor

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Paul Davidson

Producer

Where to watch

Kino Film Collection

Darkroom

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

June 26, 1919

Runtime

58 min

Language

German

Origin

Germany

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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