Her Grace Commands

{{Short description|1931 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Her Grace Commands

| image =Her Grace Commands.jpg

| caption =

| director = Hanns Schwarz

| producer =

| writer = {{ubl|Paul Frank|Robert Liebmann|Billy Wilder}}

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|Käthe von Nagy|Willy Fritsch|Reinhold Schünzel|Paul Hörbiger}}

| music = Werner R. Heymann

| editing = Willy Zeyn

| cinematography = {{ubl|Konstantin Irmen-Tschet|Günther Rittau}}

| studio = Universum Film AG

| distributor = Universum Film AG

| released = {{film date|1931|3|3|df=y}}

| runtime = 96 minutes

| country = Germany

| language = German

| budget =

| gross =

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Her Grace Commands ({{langx|de|Ihre Hoheit befiehlt}}) is a 1931 German romantic comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Käthe von Nagy, Willy Fritsch and Reinhold Schünzel. It is also translated into the alternative title Her Highness Commands. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios with sets designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It premiered in Mannheim on 3 March 1931, before being released at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin the next day.Hardt p. 239 A French-language version (Princess, At Your Orders!) was produced simultaneously, also directed by Schwarz but with a different cast. The film was remade in Hollywood as well, retitled Adorable, and released by the Fox Film Corporation in 1933.

Synopsis

A hairdresser and a greengrocer fall in love, concealing from each other the truth that they are really a princess and an army officer in disguise.Calhoon p. 71

Main cast

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Bibliography

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