---
title: 'The King Steps Out (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Josef von Sternberg'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-king-steps-out-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027847/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The King Steps Out (1936)

1936 · 85 min · Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

The King Steps Out is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Grace Moore, Franchot Tone and Walter Connolly. It is based on the early years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as "Sisi" or "Sissi", and her courtship and marriage to Franz Joseph I of Austria, after he was initially engaged to her older sister Duchess Helene in Bavaria. The film is set from 1852 to 1854.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Josef von Sternberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-von-sternberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Sidney Buchman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-buchman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Fritz Kreisler](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-kreisler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lucien Ballard](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-ballard)
- **Editor:** [Viola Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/viola-lawrence)

## Cast

- [Josephine McKim](https://cinepixo.com/people/josephine-mckim)
- [William Hopper](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hopper)
- [Herbert Heywood](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-heywood)
- [Arthur Rankin](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-rankin-2)
- [Barnett Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/barnett-parker)
- [Elisabeth Risdon](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-risdon)
- [Raymond Walburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-walburn)
- [Victor Jory](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-jory)
- [Grace Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/grace-moore)
- [Sidney Bracey](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-bracey)
- [Michael Mark](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mark)
- [Thurston Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/thurston-hall)
- [Otto Fries](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-fries)
- [Herman Bing](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-bing)
- [Stanley Fields](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-fields)

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