crown prince karl heinrich ( ramon novarro ) hat be a prince . he can not go out and mingle or meet other people because of his station . he go to heidelberg to study . there he meet beautiful bar maid kathi ( norma shearer ) and fall madly in love . she love him too . but he can not marry beneath his station in life . just stunning silent film . you watch the screen mesmerize by how beautiful it be . it wonderfully direct by ernst lubitsch with some truly incredible image but it novarro and shearer who carry this film . he unbearably handsome she just incredibly beautiful . together they look like perfection and both give superb performance i believe they be in love completely . there a just incredible sequence on a starlit night in a field of flower . all kid aside and it be so beautiful you could almost cry . it all lead to a tragic but realistic end . just simply a must see movie . don not miss this one .