Music ·Romance · United States of America · 1936 · 1h 25m

The King Steps Out

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Director
Josef von Sternberg
Cast
Grace Moore as Princess Elizabeth / Cissy Franchot Tone as Emperor Franz Josef Walter Connolly as Maximilian, Duke of Bavaria Raymond Walburn as Col. Von Kempen Elisabeth Risdon as Grand Duchess Sofia Nana Bryant as Louise
Crew
Lucien Ballard — Director of Photography Viola Lawrence — Editor Sidney Buchman — Writer Hubert Marischka — Story Ernest Dryden — Costume Design
Synopsis

Princess is destined to marry the Emperor, until her sister steps in.

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Key Collaborators
Josef von Sternberg Director Lucien Ballard Director of Photography Viola Lawrence Editor Sidney Buchman Writer Hubert Marischka Story Ernest Dryden Costume Design
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