The Oyster Princess
7.2
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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Cast
8 people
Victor Janson
Mister Quaker, oyster-king of America
Known for
The Doll
I Don't Want to Be a Man
Ossi Oswalda
Ossi, his daughter
Known for
The Doll
I Don't Want to Be a Man
Harry Liedtke
Prince Nucki
Also in
The Finances of the Grand Duke
The Merry Jail
Julius Falkenstein
Josef, a friend of Nucki
Known for
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
The Haunted Castle
Max Kronert
Seligsohn the Matchmaker
Known for
The Golem: How He Came into the World
The Doll
Curt Bois
Conductor (as Kurt Bois)
Known for
Wings of Desire
Casablanca
Hans Junkermann
(uncredited)
Known for
Münchhausen
Albert Paulig
(uncredited)
Also in
Der Balletterzherzog
Das verschwundene Haus
Ernst Lubitsch Director · Hanns Kräly Writer Theodor Sparkuhl Cinematographer
First release June 26, 1919 · Produced in Germany · Original title Die Austernprinzessin
Production
Projektions-AG Union
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Die Austernprinzessin
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · June 26, 1919
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
May 2, 1920 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 14, 2010 · Digital
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