The Grand Duke's Finances (1934)
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…
Director: Gustaf Gründgens
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Viktor de Kowa as Grossherzog |
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Paul Henckels as Paqueno |
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Heinz Rühmann as Pelotard |
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Theo Lingen as Fuerst Potemkin |
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Hilde Weissner as Großfürstin Diana |
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Fritz Alberti as Großfürst Cyrill |
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Maria Loja as Conchita |
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Hans Stiebner as Luis |
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Willi Schur as Malossol |
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Ernst Rotmund as Mircovich |
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Vilma Bekendorf as Dianas Zofe |
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Wolfgang von Schwindt as Sergeant Quesada |
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Sergeant Quesada as |
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Friedrich Honna as |
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Kurt Höllger as |
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Genia Nikolaieva as |
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Bert Schmidt-Moris as Straßenjunge |
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Ossy Kratz-Corell as Korporal in der Leibwache des Großherzogs |
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Elisabeth von Ruets as |
| Directing | Gustaf Gründgens | Director |
| Writing | Gustaf Gründgens | Writer |
| Sound | Martin Müller | Sound |
| Writing | Hans Rameau | Writer |
| Writing | Frank Heller | Writer |