The Portorican prime minister asks British detective Sherlock Holmes to find a twin for King Fernando XXIII, a weak and frightened man who fears anarchists and does not want to show himself in public. Holmes finds in the Czech newspapers a photo of the perfect double, František Lelíček, a daring bon vivant drowned in debt, so when Holmes offers him money, Lelíček decides to travel to Portorico and play the role.

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Cast

Vlasta Burian

František Lelíček / Fernando XXIII

Martin Frič

Sherlock Holmes

Lída Baarová

The Queen / Her Doppelganger

Theodor Pištěk

Prime Minister Count Mendoza

George Andreani

Composer

Alois Dvorský

Court Doctor

Čeněk Šlégl

Court Marshal

Eduard Šlégl

Court Marshal

Betty Kysilková

Dancer

Jan Sviták

Leader of the Conspirators

Jan W. Speerger

Lender / Anarchist with a Bomb

Josef Rovenský

Mayor / Guard Officer