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The Runaway Princess

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Adapted from the English Wikipedia article The Runaway Princess, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 10 August 2025
Laender Film
IndustryFilm production
Headquarters
Berlin
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Germany

The Runaway Princess is a silent drama film from 1929, created as a British-German collaboration. It was helmed by directors Anthony Asquith and Fritz Wendhausen and features performances by Mady Christians, Fred Rains, Paul Cavanagh, and Anne Grey.

Production

This motion picture emerged through a partnership between British Instructional Films and the German company Laender Film. Filming took place at Laenderfilm Studios in Berlin as well as Welwyn Studios located in Hertfordshire. The storyline adapts Lady Elizabeth Russell's 1905 novel Princess Priscilla's Fortnight. Additionally, a German-language edition titled Priscillas Fahrt ins Glück was produced under the direction of Fritz Wendhausen.