''Princess Olala'' (German: ''Prinzessin Olala'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Robert Land and starring

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, Walter Rilla, Marlene Dietrich and

Hans Albers Hans Philipp August Albers (22 September 1891 – 24 July 1960) was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1960 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century. Early life ...

.Wood p.65 It is also known by the alternative title of ''Art of Love''. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the

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Robert Neppach.

Cast

* Hermann Böttcher as Der Fürst * Walter Rilla as Prince Boris, his son *

Georg Alexander Georg Alexander (born Werner Ludwig Georg Lüddeckens; 3 April 1888 – 30 October 1945) was a German film actor who was a prolific presence in German cinema. He also directed a number of films during the silent era. Personal life He was marrie ...

as Der Kammerherr *

as Prinzessin Xenia *

Illa Meery Illa Meery (1915–2010) was a Russian-born French adventuress, singer, film actress and possibly Soviet spy who became involved in the French black market under German occupation. Émigrée She was the daughter of count Alexandre Alexandro ...

as Hedy, her friend * Marlene Dietrich as Chichotte de Gastoné *

as René Chichotte's friend * Gyula Szőreghy as a strong man * Lya Christy as Lady Jackson *

Aribert Wäscher Aribert Wäscher (1 December 1895 – 14 December 1961) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Black Tulip Festival'' (1920) * ''The Graveyard of the Living'' (1921) * ''Slums of Berlin'' (1925) * ''The Hanseatics'' (1925) * '' T ...

as Police superintendent *

Carl Goetz Carl Goetz (10 April 1862 – 15 August 1932) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in around seventy films during the silent and early sound eras. Goetz was of a Jewish background.Prawer p.213 He is particularly noted for his ro ...

as an old cavalier * Alfred Abel in an undefined role

References

Bibliography

* Wood, Ean. ''Divine Dietrich: Venus in Tails''. Sanctuary, 2002.

External links

* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Robert Land German silent feature films German drama films 1928 drama films Films with screenplays by Franz Schulz Films based on operettas Films shot at Tempelhof Studios German black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub