Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes

88 mins | Comedy | March 25, 1932

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.

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes

88 mins | Comedy | March 25, 1932

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Elektafilm
Original title Lelíček ve službách Sherlocka Holmesa
Directors Karel Lamač
Writers Hugo Vavris, Fráňa Vodička, Karel Tobis, Ruda Jurist, Václav Wasserman

Cast

Vlasta Burian

as František Lelíček / Fernando XXIII

Martin Frič

as Sherlock Holmes

Lída Baarová

as The Queen / Her Doppelganger

Theodor Pištěk

as Prime Minister Count Mendoza

Eva Jansenová

as Conchita

Fred Bulín

as James, Holmes' Butler

Arnold Reimann

as Cafe Owner

Jára Beneš

as Composer

George Andreani

as Composer

Robert Ford

as Conspirator

Alois Dvorský

as Court Doctor

Josef Zora

as Court Doctor

Čeněk Šlégl

as Court Marshal

Eduard Šlégl

as Court Marshal

Josef Oliak

as Courtier

Betty Kysilková

as Dancer

F. X. Mlejnek

as Fat Conspirator

Jan Sviták

as Leader of the Conspirators

Alfred Schlesinger

as Lender

Josef Loskot

as Lender

Josef Rajský

as Lender

Jan W. Speerger

as Lender / Anarchist with a Bomb

Josef Rovenský

as Mayor / Guard Officer

Felix Kühne

as Minister

Otto Zahrádka

as Minister

Přemysl Pražský

as Minister

Eman Fiala

as Photographer / Songwriter

Zvonimir Rogoz

as Royal Officer

Kamila Rosenkranzová

as The Landlady

Jan Richter

as Waiter

Karel Postranecký

as Waiter / Royal Guard Officer