The Finances of the Grand Duke
- Released on
- Runtime
- 80 mins
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.
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
- Harry Liedtke
- Adolphe Engers
- Ilka Grüning
- Hugo Block
- Guido Herzfeld
- Hermann Vallentin
- Georg August Koch
- Max Schreck
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß
- Walter Rilla
- Alfred Abel
- Julius Falkenstein
- Mady Christians
- Robert Scholtz
Director
- F. W. Murnau
Producers
- Erich Pommer
