Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes

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The Portorican prime minister asks British detective Sherlock Holmes to find a twin for King Fernando XXIII, a weak and frightened man who fears anarchists and does not want to show himself in public. Holmes finds in the Czech newspapers a photo of the perfect double, František Lelíček, a daring bon vivant drowned in debt, so when Holmes offers him money, Lelíček decides to travel to Portorico and play the role.

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

88 minutes

Year:

1932

Director:

Karel Lamač

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Company:

Elektafilm

Cast:
Vlasta Burian

František Lelíček / Fernando XXIII

Martin Frič

Sherlock Holmes

Lída Baarová

The Queen / Her Doppelganger

Theodor Pištěk

Prime Minister Count Mendoza

Eva Jansenová

Conchita

Crew:
Karel Lamač

Director

Václav Wasserman

Screenplay

Hugo Vavris

Novel

George Andreani

Original Music Composer

Jan Stallich

Director of Photography