Lola Montez, the King’s Dancer (1922)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

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

Director & Crew

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