

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
Czech
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Studio
Elektafilm
Key Crew

Karel Lamač
Director

Václav Wasserman
Screenplay
Cast

Vlasta Burian
František Lelíček / Fernando XXIII

Martin Frič
Sherlock Holmes

Lída Baarová
The Queen / Her Doppelganger

Theodor Pištěk
Prime Minister Count Mendoza
Eva Jansenová
Conchita
Fred Bulín
James, Holmes' Butler
Arnold Reimann
Cafe Owner
Jára Beneš
Composer

George Andreani
Composer
Robert Ford
Conspirator

Alois Dvorský
Court Doctor
Josef Zora
Court Doctor

Čeněk Šlégl
Court Marshal

Eduard Šlégl
Court Marshal
Josef Oliak
Courtier

Betty Kysilková
Dancer
F. X. Mlejnek
Fat Conspirator

Jan Sviták
Leader of the Conspirators
Alfred Schlesinger
Lender
Josef Loskot
Lender