The Armchair and the Grand Duchess

The Armchair and the Grand Duchess

1943 · 63 min · ★ 7.1 · Comedy

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.

Directed by Carlos Schlieper · Written by Alejandro Verbitzky

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