Love Me and the World Is Mine explained

Love Me and the World Is Mine
Director:	Ewald André Dupont
Producer:	Carl Laemmle
Starring:	Mary Philbin Norman Kerry Betty Compson
Music:	Sidney Jones
Cinematography:	Jackson Rose
Editing:	Edward L. Cahn Daniel Mandell
Distributor:	Universal Pictures
Runtime:	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] [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

The film survives in copies held at Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels and the Danish Film Institute, Copenhagen.^[4]

See also

• Hannerl and Her Lovers (1921)
• Hannerl and Her Lovers (1936)

Notes and References

1. U May Shelve Du Pont's $350,000. Variety. 16 February 1957. 4.
2. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: Love Me and the World Is Mine . www.silentera.com.
3. Web site: The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Love Me and the World Is Mine.
4. Web site: Love Me And The World Is Mine. Mary. Philbin. April 20, 1928. memory.loc.gov.