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

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes

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1932
1h 28m
7.6(10 votes)
Comedy

Overview

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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39 members
Acting

Vlasta Burian

František Lelíček / Fernando XXIII

Vlasta Burian
Directing

Martin Frič

Sherlock Holmes

Martin Frič
Acting

Lída Baarová

The Queen / Her Doppelganger

Lída Baarová
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Theodor Pištěk

Prime Minister Count Mendoza

Theodor Pištěk
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Eva Jansenová

Conchita

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Fred Bulín

James, Holmes' Butler

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Art

Arnold Reimann

Cafe Owner

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Sound

Jára Beneš

Composer

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Sound

George Andreani

Composer

George Andreani
Acting

Robert Ford

Conspirator

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Alois Dvorský

Court Doctor

Alois Dvorský
Sound

Josef Zora

Court Doctor

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Čeněk Šlégl

Court Marshal

Čeněk Šlégl
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Eduard Šlégl

Court Marshal

Eduard Šlégl
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Josef Oliak

Courtier

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Betty Kysilková

Dancer

Betty Kysilková
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F. X. Mlejnek

Fat Conspirator

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Jan Sviták

Leader of the Conspirators

Jan Sviták
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Alfred Schlesinger

Lender

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Josef Loskot

Lender

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Josef Rajský

Lender

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Jan W. Speerger

Lender / Anarchist with a Bomb

Jan W. Speerger
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Josef Rovenský

Mayor / Guard Officer

Josef Rovenský
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Felix Kühne

Minister

Felix Kühne
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Otto Zahrádka

Minister

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Přemysl Pražský

Minister

Přemysl Pražský
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Vladimír Pospíšil-Born

Minister

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Eman Fiala

Photographer / Songwriter

Eman Fiala
Acting

Zvonimir Rogoz

Royal Officer

Zvonimir Rogoz
Acting

Kamila Rosenkranzová

The Landlady

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Jan Richter

Waiter

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Karel Postranecký

Waiter / Royal Guard Officer

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Emil Dlesk

Unknown Role

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Gustav Čech

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Karel Schleichert

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Mario Karas

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Miloslav Svoboda

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Václav Menger

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Viktor Nejedlý

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