Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes
10 reviews
Comedy
1h 28m
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...
OVERVIEW
PHOTOS
VIDEOS

Storyline
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.
- DirectorKarel Lamač
- Release25 March 1932
- GenreComedy
- Duration1h 28m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate10 reviews
- Productions
Elektafilm
Cast

Vlasta Burian
František Lelíček / Fernando XXIII

Martin Frič
Sherlock Holmes

Lída Baarová
The Queen / Her Doppelganger

Theodor Pištěk
Prime Minister Count Mendoza

George Andreani
Composer

Alois Dvorský
Court Doctor

Čeněk Šlégl
Court Marshal

Eduard Šlégl
Court Marshal

Betty Kysilková
Dancer

Jan Sviták
Leader of the Conspirators

Jan W. Speerger
Lender / Anarchist with a Bomb

Josef Rovenský
Mayor / Guard Officer

Felix Kühne
Minister

Přemysl Pražský
Minister

Eman Fiala
Photographer / Songwriter

Zvonimir Rogoz
Royal Officer
Similar Movies

Tonka of the Gallows
1930

Anton Špelec, Sharp-Shooter
1932

Love Destiny: The Movie
2022

The Man Without a Past
2002

The Isle
2000

Blood Simple
1985

Manon of the Spring
1986

The Man from Laramie
1955

Starbuck
2011

The Man Who Would Be King
1975

Cries and Whispers
1972

Monkey Business
1952

Sullivan's Travels
1941

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949

Apur Sansar
1959

Waking Ned
1998

The Cuckoo
2002

Julius Caesar
1953

An Average Little Man
1977
