Released:
1937-11-04

Overview:
Prince Klemens von Metternich orders Friedrich Gentz, one of his aides, to keep the Duke of Reichstadt---Napoleon Francois Joseph Charles---son of Napoleon and heir to the French throne, from thinking about French politics. Gentz enlists the help of ballerina Fanny Elsser, all the rage in several European capitals, to keep the Duke distracted.

Director:
Paul Martin

Runtime:
1h 20min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Lilian Harvey
  as
  Fanny Elßler
• 
  Willy Birgel
  as
  Hofrat Friedrich Gentz
• 
  Rolf Moebius
  as
  Duke of Reichstadt
• 
  Paul Hoffmann
  as
  Metternich
• 
  Liselotte Schaak
  as
  Therese Elssler - Fannys Schwester