1932
8.2 (9 votes)
1h 28m
Genres
Comedy
Production Companies
Elektafilm
Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes (Lelíček ve službách Sherlocka Holmesa)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Karel Lamač
Screenplay: Václav Wasserman
Director of Photography: Jan Stallich, Otto Heller
Top 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
Fred Bulín
James, Holmes' Butler
Arnold Reimann
Cafe Owner
Jára Beneš
Composer
