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His Late Excellency

1927-09-16 Comedy 1hr 40m

In the Ruritanian kingdom of Leuchtenstein, the old ruler has just died. His subjects are a bunch of intrigants, and his only real friend was the Baroness Windegg (Olga Tschechowa), a kind-hearted, witty, and very attractive woman, who however was not much loved by the Leuchtenstein upper class. And as these are only interested in getting better positions and other wealths after His Excellency's death, the baroness invents the story that the old ruler wrote his memoirs before his death, containing a lot of intimate, delicate and potentially embarrassing details about the Leuchtenstein dignitaries. Unsurprisingly, everyone is afraid about the details to be revealed. Only the successor to the throne, Prince Ernst Albrecht (Willy Fritsch) sees through the baroness' scheme, and as he is a lusty young man, he joins in her prank.

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His Late Excellency

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In the Ruritanian kingdom of Leuchtenstein, the old ruler has just died. His subjects are a bunch of intrigants, and his only real friend was the Baroness Windegg (Olga Tschechowa), a kind-hearted, witty, and very attractive woman, who however was not much loved by the Leuchtenstein upper class. And as these are only interested in getting better positions and other wealths after His Excellency's death, the baroness invents the story that the old ruler wrote his memoirs before his death, containing a lot of intimate, delicate and potentially embarrassing details about the Leuchtenstein dignitaries. Unsurprisingly, everyone is afraid about the details to be revealed. Only the successor to the throne, Prince Ernst Albrecht (Willy Fritsch) sees through the baroness' scheme, and as he is a lusty young man, he joins in her prank.

  • Released
    1927-09-16
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  • Runtime
    1hr 40m
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Deutsch
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  • Production
    UFA

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Adolf E. Licho
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Cast

Willy Fritsch

Willy Fritsch

Fürst Ernst Albrecht
Olga Tschechowa

Olga Tschechowa

Baronin von Windegg
Ernst Gronau

Ernst Gronau

Alte Exzellenz
Max Gülstorff

Max Gülstorff

Max Buxbaum
Lydia Potechina

Lydia Potechina

Mathilde Buxbaum
Truus van Aalten

Truus van Aalten

Elsa Buxbaum, die Tochter
Hans Junkermann

Hans Junkermann

Baron von Gillingen
Max Hansen

Max Hansen

Sekretär Conrad Weber
Julius Falkenstein

Julius Falkenstein

Apotheker Paschke