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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.
Keywords
based on novel or book
king
doppelgänger
double
Casts

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

George Andreani
Composer
Robert Ford
Conspirator

Alois Dvorský
Court Doctor
Josef Zora
Court Doctor

Čeněk Šlégl
Court Marshal

Eduard Šlégl
Court Marshal
Josef Oliak
Courtier

Betty Kysilková
Dancer
F. X. Mlejnek
Fat Conspirator

Jan Sviták
Leader of the Conspirators
Alfred Schlesinger
Lender
Josef Loskot
Lender
Josef Rajský
Lender

Jan W. Speerger
Lender / Anarchist with a Bomb

Josef Rovenský
Mayor / Guard Officer

Felix Kühne
Minister
Otto Zahrádka
Minister

Přemysl Pražský
Minister
Vladimír Pospíšil-Born
Minister

Eman Fiala
Photographer / Songwriter

Zvonimir Rogoz
Royal Officer
Kamila Rosenkranzová
The Landlady
Jan Richter
Waiter
Karel Postranecký
Waiter / Royal Guard Officer
Emil Dlesk
Gustav Čech
Karel Schleichert
Mario Karas
Miloslav Svoboda
Václav Menger
Viktor Nejedlý
Crews

Karel Lamač
Director

Václav Wasserman
Screenplay
Hugo Vavris
Novel

George Andreani
Original Music Composer
Jan Stallich
Director of Photography
Jan Reiter
Production Manager
Helmuth Neumann
Sound
Josef Zora
Sound

Otto Heller
Director of Photography
Hanuš Gödert
Production Design
Heinz Fenchel
Production Design

Martin Frič
Editor

R. A. Dvorský
Conductor
Fráňa Vodička
Lyricist
Ruda Jurist
Lyricist
Karel Tobis
Lyricist
Backdrops & Posters
