The Wedding March (1928)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Erich von Stroheim

Writers:

Harry Carr (writer)
Erich von Stroheim (writer)

Release Date:

6 October 1928 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A young impoverished aristocrat falls in love with an inn-keepers daughter, but has to marry money.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Parade | Vienna | Choir | Procession

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Erich von Stroheim	...	Nicki / Prince Nickolas von Wildeliebe-Rauffenburg
Fay Wray	...	Mitzi / Mitzrl Schrammell
Matthew Betz	...	Schani Eberle - the Butcher
Zasu Pitts	...	Cecelia Schweisser
George Fawcett	...	Prince Ottokar von Wildeliebe Rauffenburg
Maude George	...	Princess Maria - Nicki's mother
George Nichols	...	Fortunat Schweisser - the Industrialist
Dale Fuller	...	Katerina Schrammel - Mitzi's mother
Hughie Mack	...	Eberle - the Wine-grower
Cesare Gravina	...	Martin Schrammell - Mitzi's father
Sidney Bracey	...	Navratil
Anton Vaverka	...	Emperor Franz-Josef

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Color (Two-strip Technicolor) | Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (musical score and sound effects) | Silent

Filming Locations:

Selig Studio - 1845 Allesandro Street, Edendale, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Erich von Stroheim] [ambulance]Mitzi is carried away in an ambulance after she is injured at the cathedral ceremony.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Der Kinoerzähler (1993)

Soundtrack:

PARADISE (The Love Theme)

A Fine Example of Good Melodrama

Erich Von Stroheim is known for his iron-clad grip on his productions. "The Wedding March" is no exception. But his desire for perfection is one reason this movie is so wonderful. For those of you who only know him as Max von Mayerling in "Sunset Blvd." and Fay Wray as King Kong's "girlfriend", you need to do yourself a favor and watch this movie. It's touchingly beautiful and doesn't end quite the way you'd think it would.