Old Heidelberg (1915 film)

Old Heidelberg
Scene with co-stars Dorothy Gish and Wallace Reid
Directed by	John Emerson
Written by	Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (play) John Emerson
Produced by	D. W. Griffith
Starring	Wallace Reid Dorothy Gish Karl Formes Erich von Stroheim
Production company	Fine Arts Film Company
Distributed by	Triangle Distributing
Release date	November 14, 1915 (1915-11-14)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Old Heidelberg is a 1915 American silent romance film directed by John Emerson and starring Wallace Reid, Dorothy Gish and Karl Formes. Erich von Stroheim had one of his earliest performances for the screen in this movie. It is an adaptation of the 1901 play Old Heidelberg by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster, the first of five film versions which have been made. The film still survives, unlike many productions of the era.

Cast

• Wallace Reid as Prince Karl Heinrich
• Dorothy Gish as Katie Ruder
• Karl Formes as Dr. Juttner
• Erich von Stroheim as Lutz
• Raymond Wells as Karl Bilz
• John McDermott as Von Wendell
• James Gibson as Kellerman
• Franklin Arbuckle as Fritz Ruder - Katie's Father
• Madge Hunt as Frau Hans Ruder - Katie's Aunt
• Erich von Ritzau as Prince Rudolf
• Kate Toncray as Frau Fritz Ruder - Katie's Mother
• Harold Goodwin as Prince Karl - Age 12
• Francis Carpenter as Prince Karl - Age 5

Bibliography

• Lennig, Arthur. Stroheim. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

External links

• Old Heidelberg at IMDb