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Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes
Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

25 March 1932

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Vlasta Burian

Vlasta Burian

František Lelíček / Fernando XXIII

Martin Frič

Martin Frič

Sherlock Holmes

Lída Baarová

Lída Baarová

The Queen / Her Doppelganger

Theodor Pištěk

Theodor Pištěk

Prime Minister Count Mendoza

Eva Jansenová

Eva Jansenová

Conchita

Fred Bulín

Fred Bulín

James, Holmes' Butler

Arnold Reimann

Arnold Reimann

Cafe Owner

Jára Beneš

Jára Beneš

Composer

George Andreani

George Andreani

Composer

Robert Ford

Robert Ford

Conspirator

Alois Dvorský

Alois Dvorský

Court Doctor

Josef Zora

Josef Zora

Court Doctor

Čeněk Šlégl

Čeněk Šlégl

Court Marshal

Eduard Šlégl

Eduard Šlégl

Court Marshal

Josef Oliak

Josef Oliak

Courtier

Betty Kysilková

Betty Kysilková

Dancer

F. X. Mlejnek

F. X. Mlejnek

Fat Conspirator

Jan Sviták

Jan Sviták

Leader of the Conspirators

Alfred Schlesinger

Alfred Schlesinger

Lender

Josef Loskot

Josef Loskot

Lender

Josef Rajský

Josef Rajský

Lender

Jan W. Speerger

Jan W. Speerger

Lender / Anarchist with a Bomb

Josef Rovenský

Josef Rovenský

Mayor / Guard Officer

Felix Kühne

Felix Kühne

Minister

Otto Zahrádka

Otto Zahrádka

Minister

Přemysl Pražský

Přemysl Pražský

Minister

Vladimír Pospíšil-Born

Vladimír Pospíšil-Born

Minister

Eman Fiala

Eman Fiala

Photographer / Songwriter

Zvonimir Rogoz

Zvonimir Rogoz

Royal Officer

Kamila Rosenkranzová

Kamila Rosenkranzová

The Landlady

Jan Richter

Jan Richter

Waiter

Karel Postranecký

Karel Postranecký

Waiter / Royal Guard Officer

Emil Dlesk

Emil Dlesk

Gustav Čech

Gustav Čech

Karel Schleichert

Karel Schleichert

Mario Karas

Mario Karas

Miloslav Svoboda

Miloslav Svoboda

Václav Menger

Václav Menger

Viktor Nejedlý

Viktor Nejedlý

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