Der Erzieher meiner Tochter

Der Erzieher meiner Tochter

1930 · 79 min · ★ 9.0 · Romance, Comedy, Drama

An American billionaire's daughter is obsessed with the idea of marrying a count. Her father would prefer her to marry the son of a competitor. So he comes up with the idea of hiring the dashing Heinz to spoil her aristocratic ways. Heinz introduces himself to her as Count Rüttow-Mallwitz and takes her to Europe. There, the two fall in love, but when she finds out about the scam, she indignantly takes the next ship and returns to America. It is only on the crossing that Heinz manages to convince her that he really loves her

Directed by Géza von Bolváry · Written by Franz Schulz

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