The Finances of the Grand Duke

The read

It runs a compact 1h 20m.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Thea von HarbouWriter
• Fritz WendhausenWriter
• F. W. MurnauDirector

Cast

• Harry LiedtkeRamon XXII, Großherzog von Abacco
• Adolphe EngersDon Esteban Paqueno
• Ilka GrüningAugustina, die Leibköchin
• Hugo BlockJoaquino, der Kammerdiener
• Guido HerzfeldSemjon Markowitz, ein Wucherer
• Hermann VallentinHerr Bekker
• Georg August Kochder Gefährliche
• Max Schreckder Unheimliche
• Hans Hermann Schaufußder Bucklige
• Walter Rillader Ehrgeizige
• Alfred AbelPhilipp Collin, alias Professor Pelotard
• Julius FalkensteinMr. N. Isaaks

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