His Late Excellency (1927)
1h 40m
Running Time
September 16, 1927Release Date
His Late Excellency (1927)
1h 40m
Running Time
September 16, 1927Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Willy Fritsch
Fürst Ernst Albrecht

Olga Tschechowa
Baronin von Windegg

Ernst Gronau
Alte Exzellenz

Max Gülstorff
Max Buxbaum

Lydia Potechina
Mathilde Buxbaum

Truus van Aalten
Elsa Buxbaum, die Tochter

Hans Junkermann
Baron von Gillingen

Max Hansen
Sekretär Conrad Weber

Julius Falkenstein
Apotheker Paschke

Adolf E. Licho
Director / Writer

Werner Brandes
Cinematography

L.W. Stein
Story

Wilhelm Thiele
Writer / Director

Rudolf Presber
Story

Erich Czerwonski
Art Direction

Günther Hentschel
Art Direction
Details.
Release DateSeptember 16, 1927
Original NameDie selige Exzellenz
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Genres
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Wiki.
His Late Excellency (German: Die selige Exzellenz) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Adolf E. Licho and Wilhelm Thiele and starring Willy Fritsch, Olga Chekhova, and Ernst Gronau. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Czerwonski and Günther Hentschel.