Lola Montez, the King’s Dancer (1922)
Synopsis
Deviating from the historical facts, Lola is introduced as a young Spanish “Gypsy” who becomes involuntarily embroiled in an attempt to poison the Infante of Spain (a short but splendid cameo by Heinrich George). As a result, she has to flee the country, arriving first in Italy, where she is taught how to act like a lady. Later, in Paris, she is invited to dance at the city’s prestigious opera house, becoming a worldwide sensation. She then becomes secretly involved in a revolutionary plot by Louis Napoléon, the future emperor of France. When the plot fails, Lola is once again forced to flee, this time to Munich, where she captures the attention of Ludwig I. Their ensuing affair arouses a great deal of hatred among the people and the establishment, however. In the end, Lola has no choice but to leave again, and vanishes into the night mist.
Director
Willi Wolff
Status
Released
Original Language
DE
Lola Montez, the King’s Dancer
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Cast
Ellen Richter
Lola Montez
Georg Alexander
Studiosus Ludwig von Hirschberg
Heinrich George
Don Miguel
Max Gülstorff
Journalist Beauvallion
Hans Junkermann
Hoftheaterintendant
Fritz Kampers
Lieutenant Nussbaum
Rudolf Meinhard-Jünger
Herbert Paulmüller
Hermann Picha
Wilhelm Diegelmann
Julius Falkenstein
Ernst Pittschau
Studiosus Peisner