Love Me and the World Is Mine
| Love Me and the World Is Mine | |
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| Directed by | Ewald André Dupont |
| Written by | Imre Fazekas Albert DeMond Walter Anthony Paul Kohner |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | Mary Philbin Norman Kerry Betty Compson |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
| Edited by | Edward L. Cahn Daniel Mandell |
| Music by | Sidney Jones |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $350,000[1] |
Love Me and the World Is Mine is a 1928 American silent romantic film directed by Ewald André Dupont (E.A. Dupont) and released by Universal Pictures.[2] It was adapted for the screen by Imre Fazekas, Albert DeMond, Walter Anthony, and Paul Kohner based on the 1913 novel titled Die Geschichte von der Hannerl und ihren Liebhabem by Rudolf Hans Bartsch.[3]
Plot
Hannerl (Philbin) is a young woman growing up in Old Vienna. She falls in love with two men: A young army officer who can provide her love and security and an old wealthy man who can provide her a high-class life. She doesn't know who she wants to spend her life with, but must make her decision.
Cast
- Mary Philbin as Hannerl
- Norman Kerry as Von Vigilatti
- Betty Compson as Mitzel
- Henry B. Walthall as Van Denbosch
- Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Van Denbosch
- Charles Sellon as Mr. Thule
- Martha Mattox as Mrs. Thule
- George Siegmann as Porter
- Robert Anderson as Orderly
- Albert Conti as Billie
- Emily Fitzroy as The Porter's Wife
- Charles Puffy as Coachman
Preservation
Love Me and the World Is Mine is considered completely extant with prints held by the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique in Brussels and the Danish Film Institute in Copenhagen.[4]
See also
- Hannerl and Her Lovers (1921)
- Hannerl and Her Lovers (1936)
References
- ↑ "U May Shelve Du Pont's $350,000". Variety. February 16, 1957. p. 4.
- ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: Love Me and the World Is Mine". www.silentera.com.
- ↑ "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Love Me and the World Is Mine". afi.com. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
- ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Love Me and the World Is Mine". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2026. Cite error: Unknown parameter "loc" in
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External links
- 1928 films
- 1928 romantic drama films
- 1928 American films
- 1928 English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- American remakes of German films
- American silent feature films
- English-language romantic drama films
- Films based on Austrian novels
- Films based on works by Rudolf Hans Bartsch
- Films directed by E. A. Dupont
- Films produced by Carl Laemmle
- Films set in Vienna
- Films set in the 1910s
- American silent romantic drama films
- Surviving American silent films
- Universal Pictures films
- Silent romantic drama film stubs
