An American heiress seeks the hand of an impoverished German prince.
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Title: The Oyster Princess (1919)
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Victor Janson | ... | Mister Quaker - oyster-king of America |
| Ossi Oswalda | ... | Oss - Quaker's 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) | |
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Oyster-king Quaker cannot be impressed anymore. He is so rich that he even has a special butler holding his cigar while he is smoking. The only thing Quaker would be impressed by is if his daughter Ossi were to marry a real prince. He makes an offer to the poor prince Nucki, who sends his friend Josef to get a clear idea of the woman. Written by Oliver Heidelbach
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The character name Mr. Quaker for the Oyster King would have, it has been suggested, reminded German audiences of the helpful care packages they were sent by well meaning American Quakers during the deprivation after World War I. See more »Connections
Featured in From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses (2014) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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26 June 1919 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
My Lady Margarine See more »Company Credits
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Saw this yesterday at the "Konzerthaus", Vienna, with live music provided by a jazzy Belgian group called "Flat Earth Society". Without a doubt the best movie I've seen in quite a while. Highlights in this quasi-surrealistic romp (running a mere 63') include a meticulously choreographed "foxtrott epidemic" and a mass boxing-match amongst a benevolent society of billionaire's daughters. Ossi Oswalda (great name by the way), as the daughter of the titular "Oyster King", somehow manages to be tempestuous, spiteful, spoiled, endearing, lovable and sexy at the same time. A miracle of screen acting and directing. Stemming from 1919, the film reflects the coming of a new age of relative sexual freedom, female self-determination and the resignation of the aristocracy as the determining force of Central European society after the defeat of the World War ("Prinz Nucki", Ossi's intended, has fallen into the squalor of a one-room apartment). Lubitsch, at 27, reaching the pinnacle of his art from which he would not descend for the rest of his unique career.