Um Krone und Peitsche (1919)
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Fern Andra, Josef Peterhans, Alice König, Vera Fischer, Olga Engl, Rudolf Hilberg, Wilhelm Diegelmann, Reinhold Schünzel
A spirited circus rider marries an aristocrat, but his mother’s schemes threaten to pull the couple apart.
The story
A circus rider, an artist through and through, meets Count von Wallenberg, and they fall in love. When Egon becomes lord of the family estate, he asks for her hand in marriage, and she accepts. The cheerful, free-spirited performer, who never hesitates to speak her mind, soon becomes a thorn in the side of her aristocratic husband’s mother. The older woman begins plotting against her, setting in motion a conflict that threatens the couple’s new life together.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Fern Andra plays a circus rider who is an artist through and through. One day, she meets Count von Wallenberg, and the two fall in love. When he becomes the lord of the family estate, Egon asks for her hand in marriage. She accepts his proposal, and they marry. The cheerful, free-spirited circus rider, who never hesitates to speak her mind, soon becomes a thorn in the side of her aristocratic husband’s mother. The old woman begins plotting against her, and before long her schemes succeed. While her husband Egon is imprisoned in a fortress for an unauthorized duel, she leaves him. The young woman returns to the circus and takes up her old profession again. Back at home, Egon is deeply saddened that his wife has left him. His mother, who had once caused the couple to break up, then decides to reunite Egon with his circus princess.
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