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The Oyster Princess is a Allemand film of genre Comedy directed by Ernst Lubitsch with Victor Janson
The Oyster Princess (1919)
Die Austerprinzessin
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Add to a movie listThe Oyster Princess (German: Die Austernprinzessin) is a 1919 German silent film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It is a grotesque comedy in 4 acts about an American millionaire’s spoiled daughter’s marriage that does not go as planned. The film earned fame from his intangible use of style and sophistication in this film among others. The term for his style was later dubbed "The Lubitsch Touch".
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Act 1 The American oyster King dictates to a room full of typing writing women. He smokes a large cigar held by one of his many butlers at his side. One butler scurrys in to say, “Your daughter is in a fit of raging madness” Ossi, in the other room, has destroyed the room by throwing everything onto the floor. Mister Quaker oddly jogs through the house to see Ossi on the other side of the mansion. When Mister Quaker peeps in, Ossi throws newspapers at him. He asks, “Why are you throwing those newspapers?” and the brat replies with, “Because all of the vases are broken.” Ossi is clearly angered, and in a big mess. She shows her father a newspaper that says the Shoe cream king’s daughter has married to a count. This is what Ossi is upset about. Mister Quaker is not impressed but tells Ossi that he will buy her a prince. With this, Ossi can’t contain herself, jumps up, and hugs her dad ever so enthusiastically. She is so happy, she could smash the house with joy!Actors
Victor Janson
(Mister Quaker, oyster-king of America)
Ossi Oswalda
(Ossi, his daughter)
Harry Liedtke
(Prince Nucki)
Julius Falkenstein
(Josef, a friend of Nucki)
Curt Bois
(Conductor (as Kurt Bois))
Albert Paulig
((uncredited))
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