

“Dashing, Impetuous, Insolent. the playboy of Vienna- handsome, well-born, idol of the ladies- Prince Nicki, portrayed by Erich Von Stroheim. Riotous, color-splashed romance of Vienna.”
Against the backdrop of Vienna's hidebound caste system, aristocrat and army officer Nicki is attracted to peasant Mitzi, although he knows it cannot last. Acquiescing to familial pressure, he ultimately gives her up to marry the more socially acceptable – albeit crippled – heiress Cecelia. Mitzi, for her part, is heartbroken and must resign herself to marrying churlish butcher Schani Eberle.

Matthew Betz
Schani Eberle

Zasu Pitts
Cecelia Schweisser

George Nichols
The Industrialist

Hughie Mack
Johann Eberle - the Wine-grower

Sidney Bracey
Navratil

Anton Vaverka
Emperor Franz-Josef

Albert Conti
Imperial Guard

Claire Delmar
Noble Lady at Corpus Christi Mass

Ray Erlenborn
Altar Boy

Danny Hoy
Mountain Guide

Hans Joby
Imperial Guard

Tiny Jones
Small Woman at Corpus Christi Procession

Arthur Lubin
Mountain Guide

Ida May

Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Wilhelm von Brincken
Imperial Guard