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.
Cast
Lilian Harvey
Fanny Elßler
Willy Birgel
Hofrat Friedrich Gentz
Rolf Moebius
Duke of Reichstadt
Paul Hoffmann
Metternich
Liselotte Schaak
Therese Elssler - Fannys Schwester
Ernst Karchow
Dietrichstein
Walter Werner
The Maestro Foresti
Ernst Sattler
Kammerdiener Lindner
Hubert von Meyerinck
Polizeipräfekt
Werner Kepich
Französischer Revolutionär
Hubert I. Stowitts
Der Prinz im Ballett
Crew
Paul Martin
Director, Writer
Eva Leidmann
Writer
Carl Otto Bartning
Editor
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Director of Photography
Paul Zils
Assistant Director
Max Pfeiffer
Line Producer
Manon Hahn
Costume Design
Fritz Theiry
Sound
Kurt Schröder
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Jens Keith
Choreographer
Hubert I. Stowitts
Choreographer
Heinz Karchow
Unit Manager
Dietrich von Theobald
Unit Manager
Erich Kettelhut
Art Direction
