Old Heidelberg (1915 film)

Old Heidelberg
Dorothy Gish and Wallace Reid in
Old Heidelberg
Directed by John Emerson
Produced by D.W. Griffith
Written by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (novel)
John Emerson
Starring Wallace Reid
Dorothy Gish
Karl Formes
Erich von Stroheim
Production
company
Fine Arts Film Company
Distributed by Triangle Distributing
Release date
  • November 14, 1915 (1915-11-14)
Running time
5 reels[1]
Country United States
Language Silent
English intertitles

Old Heidelberg is a 1915 American silent romance film directed by John Emerson and starring Wallace Reid, Dorothy Gish and Karl Formes. It is an adaptation of the 1901 play Old Heidelberg by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster, the first of five film versions which have been made. The film still survives, unlike many productions of the era.

Cast

  • Wallace Reid as Prince Karl Heinrich
  • Dorothy Gish as Katie Ruder
  • Karl Formes as Dr. Juttner
  • Erich von Stroheim as Lutz
  • Raymond Wells as Karl Bilz
  • John McDermott as Von Wendell
  • James Gibson as Kellerman
  • Franklin Arbuckle as Fritz Ruder - Katie's Father
  • Madge Hunt as Frau Hans Ruder - Katie's Aunt
  • Erich von Ritzau as Prince Rudolf
  • Kate Toncray as Frau Fritz Ruder - Katie's Mother
  • Harold Goodwin as Prince Karl - Age 12
  • Francis Carpenter as Prince Karl - Age 5

References

  1. Lennig p.468

Bibliography

  • Lennig, Arthur. Stroheim. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.


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