Overview
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.
Movie Info
Release Date: 3/25/1932
Runtime: 88 min
Director: Karel Lamač
Writers: Václav Wasserman
Top Cast
Vlasta Burian
František Lelíček / Fernando XXIII
Martin Frič
Sherlock Holmes
Lída Baarová
The Queen / Her Doppelganger
Theodor Pištěk
Prime Minister Count Mendoza
George Andreani
Composer
Alois Dvorský
Court Doctor
Čeněk Šlégl
Court Marshal
Eduard Šlégl
Court Marshal
Betty Kysilková
Dancer
Jan Sviták
Leader of the Conspirators
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