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Made in the Pre-Code era, it was written by Samson Raphaelson and Ernest Vajda, from the operetta Ein Walzertraum by Oscar Straus ( libretto by Leopold Jacobson and Felix Dörmann ), which in turn was based on the novel Nur der Prinzgemahl ( Only the Prince Consort ) by Hans Müller-Einigen.

The film was directed by Ernst Lubitsch and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.