Emil and the Detectives (1935)
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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John Williams
as Emil Blake
as Emil Blake
George Hayes
as The Man in The Boeler Hat
as The Man in The Boeler Hat
Mary Glynne
as Mrs. Blake
as Mrs. Blake
Clare Greet
as Grandma
as Grandma
George Merritt
as PC
as PC
Marion Foster
as Polly
as Polly
Donald Pittman
as Gussy
as Gussy
John Singer
as Thesday
as Thesday
Derek Blomfield
as Jerry
as Jerry
Robert Rietti
as Professor
as Professor
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Erich Kästner
Novel
Novel
George Stretton
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Margaret Carter
Dialogue
Dialogue
Frank Launder
Scenario Writer
Scenario Writer
Richard Wainwright
Producer
Producer
Cyril Heck
Editor
Editor
Milton Rosmer
Director
Director
Mutz Greenbaum
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Billy Wilder
Screenplay
Screenplay
Cyrus Brooks
Adaptation
Adaptation
Allan Gray
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
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