88 minutes
3/25/1932
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.
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
Vladimír Pospíšil-Born
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
Emil Dlesk
Gustav Čech
Karel Schleichert
Mario Karas
Miloslav Svoboda
Václav Menger
Viktor Nejedlý