The Student Prince (1954)
June 15, 1954Release Date
The Student Prince (1954)
June 15, 1954Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Ann Blyth
Kathie Ruder
Edmund Purdom
Prince Karl Franz
John Ericson
Count Von Asterburg
Edmund Gwenn
Prof. Juttner
Louis Calhern
King Ferdinand of Karlsberg
Richard Thorpe
Director
S.Z. Sakall
Joseph Ruder
Dorothy Donnelly
Writer
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The Student Prince is a 1954 American musical film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, John Ericson, Louis Calhern, Edmund Gwenn, S. Z. Sakall and Betta St. John. The film is an adaptation of the 1924 operetta of the same name composed by Sigmund Romberg with lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly. The film's screenplay was written by Sonya Levien and William Ludwig.
Based on the stage play Old Heidelberg by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (itself an adaptation of his obscure 1898 novel Karl Heinrich), the film is about a brash young prince of a small German kingdom who must choose between his romance with a barmaid and his impending royal duties. It was filmed and released in CinemaScope and Ansco Color.
During production, original star Mario Lanza left the project before principal photography, necessitating his last-minute replacement by the lesser-known Purdom. Because of the contractual agreement between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Lanza, songs that the Lanza had recorded were dubbed over Purdom's voice.