Emil and the Detectives
1931 · 1h 15m · N/A
Comedy, Crime, Family
Directed by
Gerhard Lamprecht
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Emil and the Detectives
Overview
When a suspicious man bribes Emil with chocolate in return for a bundle of cash, the young lad thinks of a plan to catch him.
Director and cast
- Gerhard Lamprecht Director
- Rolf Wenkhaus as Emil Tischbein
- Käthe Haack as Frau Tischbein
- Fritz Rasp as Grundeis
- Rudolf Biebrach as Wachmeister Jeschke
- Olga Engl as Großmama
- Inge Landgut as Pony Hütchen
- Hans Joachim Schaufuß as Gustav mit der Hupe
- Hans Richter as Fliegender Hirsch
- Hans Löhr as Dienstag
- Ernst-Eberhard Reling as Gerold
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