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.
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Willy Fritsch
Fürst Ernst Albrecht
Known for
Woman in the Moon
Spies
Olga Tschechowa
Baronin von Windegg
Known for
The Haunted Castle
Werner Brandes
Ernst Gronau
Alte Exzellenz
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Wilhelm Thiele
Rudolf Presber
Erich Czerwonski
Max Gülstorff
Max Buxbaum
Known for
The Punch Bowl
LW Stein
Günther Hentschel
Lydia Potechina
Mathilde Buxbaum
Known for
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Destiny
Truus van Aalten
Elsa Buxbaum, die Tochter
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The Girl in the Blue Hat
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Wilhelm Thiele Director · Adolf E. Licho Director Rudolf Presber Story
United States release June 8, 1929 · Produced in Germany · Production Universum Film (UFA)
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UFA
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Universum Film (UFA)
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Germany
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Original title
Die selige Exzellenz
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Finland · August 8, 1927
Germany · September 16, 1927
Theatrical
United States · June 8, 1929
Denmark
August 22, 1927
Portugal
November 25, 1929
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