The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924)
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: F. W. Murnau
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Harry Liedtke as Ramon XXII, Großherzog von Abacco |
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Adolphe Engers as Don Esteban Paqueno |
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Ilka Grüning as Augustina, die Leibköchin |
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Hugo Block as Joaquino, der Kammerdiener |
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Guido Herzfeld as Semjon Markowitz, ein Wucherer |
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Hermann Vallentin as Herr Bekker |
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Georg August Koch as der Gefährliche |
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Max Schreck as der Unheimliche |
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Hans Hermann Schaufuß as der Bucklige |
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Walter Rilla as der Ehrgeizige |
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Alfred Abel as Philipp Collin, alias Professor Pelotard |
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Julius Falkenstein as Mr. N. Isaaks |
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Mady Christians as Großfürstin Olga von Rußland |
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Robert Scholtz as Bruder der Großfürstin |
| Directing | F. W. Murnau | Director |
| Writing | Frank Heller | Novel |
| Writing | Thea von Harbou | Writer |
| Writing | Fritz Wendhausen | Writer |
| Production | Erich Pommer | Producer |
| Camera | Karl Freund | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Franz Planer | Director of Photography |
| Art | Edgar G. Ulmer | Production Design |
| Art | Erich Czerwonski | Art Direction |
| Art | Rochus Gliese | Art Direction |
| Production | Fritz Schwarz | Production Manager |
| Directing | Edgar G. Ulmer | Assistant Director |
