The Grand Duke's Finances (1924) | Directed by F. W. Murnau - Full Movie

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...

The Grand Duke's Finances (German: Die Finanzen des Großherzogs) is a 1924 silent German comedy film directed by F. W. Murnau.

Directed by: F. W. Murnau
Written by: Frank Heller, Thea von Harbou, Fritz Wendhausen
Produced by: Erich Pommer
Starring: Harry Liedtke, Mady Christians
Cinematography: Karl Freund, Franz Planer
Production company: UFA
Distributed by: UFA
Release date: 7 January 1924
Running time: 80 minutes
Country: Weimar Republic
Languages: Silent, German intertitles