
The Finances of the Grand Duke
Comedy · Drama
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.
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Harry Liedtke
Harry Liedtke
Ramon XXII, Großherzog von Abacco
Harry Liedtke
Ramon XXII, Großherzog von Abacco


Adolphe Engers
Adolphe Engers
Don Esteban Paqueno
Adolphe Engers
Don Esteban Paqueno


Ilka Grüning
Ilka Grüning
Augustina, die Leibköchin
Ilka Grüning
Augustina, die Leibköchin
Hugo Block
Hugo Block
Joaquino, der Kammerdiener
Hugo Block
Joaquino, der Kammerdiener
Guido Herzfeld
Guido Herzfeld
Semjon Markowitz, ein Wucherer
Guido Herzfeld
Semjon Markowitz, ein Wucherer


Hermann Vallentin
Hermann Vallentin
Herr Bekker
Hermann Vallentin
Herr Bekker


Georg August Koch
Georg August Koch
der Gefährliche
Georg August Koch
der Gefährliche


Max Schreck
Max Schreck
der Unheimliche
Max Schreck
der Unheimliche


Hans Hermann Schaufuß
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
der Bucklige
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
der Bucklige


Walter Rilla
Walter Rilla
der Ehrgeizige
Walter Rilla
der Ehrgeizige
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