A prince must woo the now wealthy dancer he once abandoned in order to keep her money in the country in order to keep it from crashing economically.
I have never seen the opera, nor any other version of this story, but I feel like this has to be the definitive version, or as close as possible. The elegance of the silent film, the long run time (which doesn't seem that bad). And two great stars of the era: John Gilbert and Mae Murray (though they may not be known outside of movie nerd circles).
Everything about this is great from the facial expressions to the costumes. The balance of royalty and a more or less common dancer... these are the sorts of stories that cannot be told anymore.
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