▁adult ▁life ▁s elling ▁his ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁highest ▁bid der . ▁He ▁esp ouses ▁the ▁doubt ful ▁cause ▁of ▁Leopold ▁II ▁of ▁Austria ▁( L ow ell ▁Sh erman , ▁re igned ▁ 1 7 9 0 - 1 7 9 2 ) ▁after ▁demand ing ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁the ▁em peror ▁in ▁marriage ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁gold ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire . ▁Before ▁he ▁has ▁finished ▁his ▁work , ▁however , ▁he ▁meets ▁a ▁gy ps y ▁dan cer ▁( Arm ida ) ▁and ▁w eds ▁her . ▁Comp lications ▁arise ▁when ▁he ▁takes ▁his ▁gy ps y ▁wife ▁to ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁court ▁and ▁falls ▁des per ately ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁the ▁em peror ' s ▁sister ▁( Mar ian ▁N ixon ). ▁The ▁court ▁sequence ▁was ▁originally ▁in ▁Techn icol or ▁and ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁Barry more ' s ▁last ▁appearance ▁in ▁color . ▁ ▁Cast ▁John ▁Barry more ▁as ▁Duke ▁of ▁Kur land ▁/ ▁Prince ▁Christian ▁Philippe ▁De ▁L acy ▁as ▁Young ▁Christian ▁Low ell ▁Sh erman ▁as ▁Leopold ▁II ▁Marian ▁N ixon ▁as ▁Arch du ch ess ▁Maria ▁Lu isa ▁Arm ida ▁as ▁F idel ia ▁Hob art ▁Bos worth ▁as ▁Count ▁H ens dor ff ▁Jac qu eline ▁Log an ▁as ▁Count ess ▁Car ola ▁Otto ▁Mat ies on ▁as ▁Col . ▁G abor ▁And rés ▁de ▁Seg uro la ▁as ▁Col . ▁P ons ▁Douglas ▁G err ard ▁as ▁Capt . ▁S ween ey ▁Wilhelm ▁von ▁Br in cken ▁as ▁Capt