''My Lips Betray'' is a 1933 American

pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was the brief era in the American film industry between the widespread adoption of sound in film in 1929LaSalle (2002), p. 1. and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship guidelines, popularly known ...

musical comedy film directed by

John G. Blystone John G. Blystone (December 2, 1892 – August 6, 1938) was an American film director. He directed 100 films between 1915 and 1938. He was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack. His grave is lo ...

and starring Lilian Harvey, John Boles and El Brendel.Solomon p. 343 The film's sets were designed by the art director

Joseph C. Wright Joseph C. Wright (August 19, 1892 – February 24, 1985) was an American Art director#In film, art director. He won two Academy Awards and was nominated for ten more in the category Academy Award for Best Production Design, Best Art Direct ...

Plot

In a make-believe, middle-european kingdom, a vivacious but dim nation young lady works as a singer in a beer garden for her lease cash. In the mean time, the Ruler is confronting bankruptcy for his small country, unless he weds a wealthy but undesirable Ruler of another Middle-European territory. Eventually he takes in the struggling young singer, and they fall in love, despite possible bankruptcy and ruin.

Cast

* Lilian Harvey as Lili Wieler * John Boles as King Rupert aka Captain von Linden * El Brendel as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur * Irene Browne as Queen Mother Therese *

Maude Eburne Maude Eburne (born Maud Eburne Riggs, November 10, 1875 – October 15, 1960) was a Canadian character actress of stage and screen, known for playing eccentric roles. Early years Eburne was born the daughter of John and Mary Riggs, in Bront ...

as Mamma Watscheck *

Henry Stephenson Henry Stephenson (born Harry Stephenson Garraway; 16 April 1871 – 24 April 1956) was a British actor. He portrayed friendly and wise gentlemen in many films of the 1930s and 1940s. Among his roles were Sir Joseph Banks in ''Mutiny on the Bou ...

as De Conti *

Herman Bing Herman Bing (March 30, 1889 – January 9, 1947) was a German-American character actor. He acted in more than 120 films and many of his parts were uncredited. Biography Bing was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He was son of the opera ...

as Weininger * Frank Atkinson as Baptiste, Royal Valet *

Robert Barrat Robert Harriot Barrat (July 10, 1891 – January 7, 1970) was an American stage, motion picture, and television character actor. Early years Barratt was born on July 10, 1891, in New York City and was educated in the public schools there. He ...

as Undetermined Role (uncredited) * Tyler Brooke as Radio Announcer (uncredited) *

Albert Conti Albert De Conti Cadassamare (29 January 1887 – 18 January 1967), professionally billed as Albert Conti, was an Austrian-Hungarian-born Italian-American film actor. Life Born in the village of Gorizia (now, part of Italy), Conti achieved mo ...

as Auto Salesman (uncredited) * Wild Bill Elliott as Auto Showroom Spectator (uncredited) *

Bess Flowers Bess Flowers (November 23, 1898 – July 28, 1984) was an American actress best known for her work as an extra in hundreds of films. She was known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in more than 350 feature films and numerou ...

as Dressmaker (uncredited) * Vera Lewis as Gossipy Woman in Curlers (uncredited) * Bull Montana as Hamlet (uncredited) * Paul Panzer as Beer Garden Patron (uncredited) * Dewey Robinson as Joseph Stein, Theatrical Agent (uncredited) *

Dorothy Vernon Dorothy Vernon (1544 – 24 June 1584), the younger daughter of Sir George Vernon and Margaret ''nee'' Talbois (or Tailboys), was the heiress of Haddon Hall, an English country house in Derbyshire with its origins in the 12th century. She marr ...

as Beer Garden Patron (uncredited)

Preservation

A Restored version was shown at the 2019 UCLA Festival of Preservation.

References

Bibliography

* Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935. A History and Filmography''. McFarland & Co, 2011.

External links

* 1933 films 1933 musical comedy films American musical comedy films Films directed by John G. Blystone Fox Film films Films set in Europe American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{musical-comedy-film-stub