--- a/src/GameSrc/cutsloop.c
+++ b/src/GameSrc/cutsloop.c
@@ -292,11 +292,38 @@
 
 
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+// The intro (cutscene 0) ships in one file per language - localized
+// voice-over - each holding the same resource id (cutscene_anims[0]), so
+// opening the current language's file instead is all it takes. The death
+// and ending cutscenes only have one version.
+static char *intro_files_by_language[3] =
+{
+  "res/data/svgaintr.res", // English
+  "res/data/svfrintr.res", // French
+  "res/data/svgeintr.res"  // German
+};
+
+static int open_cutscene_file(int id)
+{
+  if (id == 0 && which_lang > 0 && which_lang < 3)
+  {
+    int handle = ResOpenFile(intro_files_by_language[(int)which_lang]);
+    if (handle > 0)
+      return handle;
+    // Not installed for this language - fall back to English below.
+  }
+  return ResOpenFile(cutscene_files[id]);
+}
+#else
+#define open_cutscene_file(id) ResOpenFile(cutscene_files[id])
+#endif
+
 short play_cutscene(int id, bool show_credits)
 {
   MacTuneKillCurrentTheme();
 
-  cutscene_filehandle = ResOpenFile(cutscene_files[id]);
+  cutscene_filehandle = open_cutscene_file(id);
   if (cutscene_filehandle <= 0) {
       // If we failed to play the cutscene, go to setup / credits.
       _new_mode = SETUP_LOOP;