Watch: The Wedding March 1928 123movies, Full Movie Online – Prince Nikki, Lieutenant of the Guard in pre WWI Vienna, is flat broke, but the only advice he gets from his parents is either to shoot himself or to marry money. During the Chorpus Christi parade his horse accidentaly hurts poor Mitzi, the daughter of inn-keepers in a Viennese suburb, who is, according to the wishes of her parents, going to marry the butcher Schani. When Nikki visits her at the hospital, they fall in love, much to the dislike of her parents and Schani. Nikki’s parents, meanwhile have arranged a prospective marriage with Cecilia, the limping daughter of a very rich non-aristocratic industrial. Due to the fact, that Nikki’s father is a general in the Austrian-Hungarian Army, resitance is useless. When Mitzi, after hearing of it, is still refusing Schani’s proposal, he vowes to shoot Nikki when he leaves the church..
Plot: A young impoverished aristocrat falls in love with an inn-keeper’s daughter, but has to marry money.
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What could have been?
Prince Nicki (Erich von Stroheim), a young aristocrat in financial troubles who mostly likes to spend on women and gambling. His parents refuse to give him any more money and tell him to marry some rich woman. Nicki agrees. While his parents are on the lookout for a potential wife, Nicki meets Mitzi (Fay Wray). They secretly start courting behind the back of their parents, and her rude fiance. Meanwhile, a wealthy factory owner Scweisser makes an offer to Nicki’s father – Nicki must marry his daughter Cecelia (Zasu Pitts), with a heavy limp.Sounds like a simple royal love affair? Well, it’s von Stroheim – there are plenty more.
The shooting of ‘The Wedding March’ was halted by the studio because von Stroheim spent too much money and time on elaborate sets and reshooting scenes. Again. The film was cut together from the footage he had already shot. This is probably the reason why the story moves forward much faster in the second half of the movie. Zasu Pitts’s screen time is quite limited, but she manages to make a lasting effect even with the little time she has. Erich von Stroheim usually shines as sinister types, but here he proves that he can pull off quite charming and sympathetic characters as well. True stars in this one (besides von Stroheim’s directorial genius) are Fay Wray as Mitzi and Matthew Betz as her fiance Schani.
‘The Wedding March’ is not the masterpiece it could have been, but it stands as just another testament of Erich von Stroheim’s talents.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 53 min (113 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Passed
Genre Drama
Director Erich von Stroheim
Writer Harry Carr, Erich von Stroheim
Actors Erich von Stroheim, Fay Wray, Zasu Pitts
Country United States
Awards 1 win
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (musical score and sound effects), Silent
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Technicolor, Los Angeles (CA), USA
Film Length 3,319 m (11 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm