Comedy · Argentina · 1943 · 1h 3m

The Armchair and the Grand Duchess

El sillón y la gran duquesa

The Armchair and the Grand Duchess poster
Director
Carlos Schlieper
Cast
Olinda Bozán as María Esther Buschiazzo as Ernesto Vilches as Alberto Bello as Lucía Barausse as Billy Days as
Crew
Roque Funes — Director of Photography José Cardella — Editor Alberto Soifer — Original Music Composer Alejandro Verbitzky — Writer Carlos Schlieper — Writer Emilio Villalba Welsh — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
russian revolution (1917)nouveau richesham marriagehidden jewels
Key Collaborators
Carlos Schlieper Director Roque Funes Director of Photography José Cardella Editor Alberto Soifer Original Music Composer Alejandro Verbitzky Writer Carlos Schlieper Writer Emilio Villalba Welsh Writer Juan Manuel Concado Production Design
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