The Honeymoon

The Honeymoon

1929 · 113 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

The honeymoon of Prince Nicki in the Alps, and the wedding of Mitzi and Schani. Mitzi still loves Nicki, and jealous Schani decides once again to kill the prince. Schani shoots at Nicki, but Cecilia throws herself in front of Nicki. Schani becomes a fugitive and goes into hiding. Nicki and Mitzi meet one last time, where Mitzi tells Nicki that she will go to a convent. Nicki goes off to war, where he is killed. Sequel to von Stroheim's The Wedding March released only in Europe. The only known copy was destroyed in a fire at the Cinémathèque Française in 1959.

Directed by Erich von Stroheim · Written by Erich von Stroheim

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Zasu Pitts Caecilia
Erich von Stroheim Prince Nicki
Fay Wray Mitzi
Matthew Betz Schani
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

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