October 3, 2018 – Continuing our look at the Mediterranean as It Once Was through old videos available online, a journey back almost 100 years to the Dalmatian capital of Split.
Split is an extremely photogenic city, and it is no surprise that it has attracted the interest of filmmakers over the years, with its most recent popular hit being as a location for the massive HBO series, Game of Thrones.
But Split’s filming history goes back much further in time, and the 1924 movie, The Grand Duke’s Finances, provides a great snapshot of life in the city almost 100 years ago, way back in 1924, the latest in our video look at The Mediterranean as It Once Was – plot details from IMDb.
The Grand Duke’s Finances (1924)
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…
