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 / 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
Unknown
Gustav Čech
Unknown
Karel Schleichert
Unknown
Mario Karas
Unknown
Miloslav Svoboda
Unknown
Václav Menger
Unknown
Viktor Nejedlý
Unknown
Crew
Karel Lamač
Director
Václav Wasserman
Screenplay
Hugo Vavris
Novel
Martin Frič
Editor
Jan Stallich
Director of Photography
Otto Heller
Director of Photography
Heinz Fenchel
Production Design
Hanuš Gödert
Production Design
Josef Zora
Sound
Helmuth Neumann
Sound
George Andreani
Original Music Composer
Karel Tobis
Lyricist
Ruda Jurist
Lyricist
Fráňa Vodička
Lyricist
Jan Reiter
Production Manager
R. A. Dvorský
Conductor
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