The Finances of the Grand Duke
Jan 07 1924
•1h 20m
•Comedy, Drama
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.
Cast
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Harry Liedtke
Ramon XXII, Großherzog von Abacco
Adolphe Engers
Don Esteban Paqueno
Ilka Grüning
Augustina, die Leibköchin
Hugo Block
Joaquino, der Kammerdiener
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