The Wedding March (1928)
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.
113 min
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.
- Release date
- October 6, 1928
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Erich von Stroheim as Nicki
- Erich von Stroheim as Prince Nickolas von Wildeliebe-Rauffenburg
- Fay Wray as Mitzi
- Fay Wray as Mitzerl Schrammell
- Zasu Pitts as Cecelia Schweisser
- Matthew Betz as Schani Eberle - the Butcher
- George Fawcett as Prince Ottokar von Wildeliebe Rauffenburg
- Maude George as Princess Maria - Nicki's mother
- George Nichols as Fortunat Schweisser - the Industrialist
- Dale Fuller as Katerina Schrammel - Mitzi's mother
- Hughie Mack as Johann Eberle - the Wine-grower
- Cesare Gravina as Martin Schrammell - Mitzi's father
Crew
- Erich von Stroheim · Director
- Harry Carr · Writer
- Erich von Stroheim · Writer
- Pat Powers · Producer
- Erich von Stroheim · Producer
- Frank E. Hull · Editor