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The Golden Butterfly (German: Der goldene Schmetterling) is a 1926 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Hermann Leffler, Lili Damita and Nils Asther. It was based on the 1915 short story "The Making of Mac's" by British author P. G. Wodehouse. The film was released in the United Kingdom as The Golden Butterfly, in a form shortened to 5 reels, and had a limited release in the US under the title The Road to Happiness.[1]

The Golden Butterfly
French release poster
Directed by	Michael Curtiz
Written by	Jane Bess Adolf Lantz Story: P.G. Wodehouse
Produced by	Arnold Pressburger
Starring	Hermann Leffler Lili Damita
Cinematography	Gustav Ucicky Eduard von Borsody
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production companies	Sascha Film Phoebus Film
Distributed by	Phoebus Film
Release date	30 August 1926 (1926-08-30) (Germany)
Running time	6–7 reels
Countries	Weimar Republic Austria Denmark

The film was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in London and Cambridge. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Leni. It was made as a co-production between the Austrian Sascha Film and the German Phoebus Film. It was released in Britain by the Stoll Pictures company. It was the last film directed by the Hungarian Michael Curtiz in Germany before he emigrated to the United States.[2]

Cast

References

Bibliography

• Von Dassanowsky, Robert (2005). Austrian Cinema: A History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2147-0.

External links

• The Golden Butterfly at IMDb
• The Golden Butterfly at the TCM Movie Database

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