The Oyster Princess

The Oyster Princess
Directed byErnst Lubitsch
Written by
Produced byPaul Davidson
Starring
CinematographyTheodor Sparkuhl
Music byAljoscha Zimmermann (DVD release)
Production
company
Distributed byUFA
Release date
  • 26 June 1919 (1919-06-26) (Germany)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageSilent film

The Oyster Princess (German: Die Austernprinzessin) is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Victor Janson, Ossi Oswalda and Harry Liedtke. It is a grotesque comedy in four acts about an American millionaire's spoiled daughter's marriage that does not go as planned. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter, a frequent collaborator of Lubitsch.