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Emil and the Detectives

1935★ 5.5 · 41h 10mComedyCrime

Overview

Erich Kästner’s beloved novel has been adapted for film or television six times since its publication in 1929; this 1935 British version was the first in English. Believed lost for decades, it was recently rediscovered by the BFI and has now been restored. The film moves the action from Berlin to London, where Emil goes to stay with his grandmother and cousin. Thereafter, the tale of Emil’s adventures with a gang of streetwise London children faithfully follows the original plot.

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Cast

Robert Rietti
as Professor

John Singer
as Thesday

Derek Blomfield
as Jerry

George Merritt
as PC

Mary Glynne
as Mrs. Blake

George Hayes
as The Man in The Boeler Hat

John Williams
as Emil

Clare Greet
as Grandma

Donald Pittman
as Gussy

Marion Foster
as Polly