Movie

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes

★ 7.7/10 · 11 votes 1932 1h 28m Released

Comedy

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.

Cast

Vlasta Burian František Lelíček / Fernan Martin Frič Sherlock Holmes Lída Baarová The Queen / Her Doppelgang Theodor Pištěk Prime Minister Count Mendo E Eva Jansenová Conchita F Fred Bulín James, Holmes' Butler