At the turn of the 20th century, travelling salesman Virgil Smith journeys to Vienna in the hope he can sell a gramophone to Emperor Franz Joseph, whose purchase of the recent American invention could spur its popularity in Austria.
as Virgil Smith
as Johanna Augusta Franziska
as Baron Holenia
as Princesse Bitotska
as l'empereur François-Joseph
as Chamberlain
as Dr. Zwieback
as Archduchess Stephanie
as Chauffeur
as Inn Proprietress
as Chambermaid