The Grand Duke's Finances

Overview

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…

Directed by Gustaf Gründgens

Top cast

Viktor de Kowa

Grossherzog

P

Paul Henckels

Paqueno

Heinz Rühmann

Pelotard

Theo Lingen

Fuerst Potemkin

Hilde Weissner

Großfürstin Diana

Fritz Alberti

Großfürst Cyrill

M

Maria Loja

Conchita

H

Hans Stiebner

Luis

Willi Schur

Malossol

E

Ernst Rotmund

Mircovich

V

Vilma Bekendorf

Dianas Zofe

W

Wolfgang von Schwindt

Sergeant Quesada

S

Sergeant Quesada

F

Friedrich Honna

Kurt Höllger

Genia Nikolaieva

B

Bert Schmidt-Moris

Straßenjunge

O

Ossy Kratz-Corell

Korporal in der Leibwache des Großherzogs

E

Elisabeth von Ruets

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