The Armchair and the Grand Duchess

The Armchair and the Grand Duchess

7.1IMDb Score
Released:1943-07-28
Genre:Comedy
Duration:63 min
Country:Argentina
Director:Carlos Schlieper
Actors:Olinda Bozán, María Esther Buschiazzo, Ernesto Vilches, Alberto Bello, Lucía Barausse
Production:Establecimientos Filmadores Argentinos

Overview:

A Russian duke who's fallen on hard times tries to recover a stash of jewels hidden inside an armchair, but the chair gets sold at auction to a millionairess and he's forced to marry her in order to retrieve the treasure.

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