The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924)
1h 20m | PG-13
The likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State's debt; the main creditor is looking forward to expropriating the entire Duchy. The marriage with Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia, would solve everything, but a crucial letter of hers about the engagement has been stolen. Besides, a bunch of revolutionaries and a dubious businessman have other plans regarding the Grand Duke. With the intrusion of adventurer Philipp Collins into the Grand Duke's affairs, a series of frantic chases, plots and counter-plots begins.
Director: F. W. Murnau
Studio: UFA
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Harry Liedtke
as Ramon XXII, Großherzog von Abacco
Adolphe Engers
as Don Esteban Paqueno
Ilka Grüning
as Augustina, die Leibköchin
Hugo Block
as Joaquino, der Kammerdiener
Guido Herzfeld
as Semjon Markowitz, ein Wucherer
Hermann Vallentin
as Herr Bekker