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Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes (1932)

1h 28m | PG-13

⭐ 7.6 / 10

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.

Director: Karel Lamač

Studio: Elektafilm

Genre: Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Vlasta Burian

Vlasta Burian

as František Lelíček / Fernando XXIII

Martin Frič

Martin Frič

as Sherlock Holmes

Lída Baarová

Lída Baarová

as The Queen / Her Doppelganger

Theodor Pištěk

Theodor Pištěk

as Prime Minister Count Mendoza

Eva Jansenová

Eva Jansenová

as Conchita

Fred Bulín

Fred Bulín

as James, Holmes' Butler