Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes
1932 · 88 min
Comedy
★ 7.7The 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.
Crew
- Director Karel Lamač
- Screenplay Václav Wasserman
- Director of Photography Jan Stallich
- Director of Photography Otto Heller
Cast
Vlasta Burian
František Lelíček / Fernando XXIII
Martin Frič
Sherlock Holmes
Lída Baarová
The Queen / Her Doppelganger
Theodor Pištěk
Prime Minister Count Mendoza
- E
Eva Jansenová
Conchita
- F
Fred Bulín
James, Holmes' Butler
- A
Arnold Reimann
Cafe Owner
- J
Jára Beneš
Composer
George Andreani
Composer
- R
Robert Ford
Conspirator
Alois Dvorský
Court Doctor
- J
Josef Zora
Court Doctor
Crew
- Director — Karel Lamač
- Screenplay — Václav Wasserman
- Director of Photography — Jan Stallich
- Director of Photography — Otto Heller
External reads
No articles linked yet.
🔥 Hot takes
warming up the wall…
Metadata & streaming data: TMDB (JustWatch). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.