Emil and the Detectives (1935)
1h 10m
Running Time
February 5, 1935Release Date
Emil and the Detectives (1935)
1h 10m
Running Time
February 5, 1935Release Date
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Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
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Cast & Crew.
John Williams
Emil Blake
George Hayes
The Man In The Bowler Hat - Sam Pinker
Mary Glynne
Mrs. Blake
Clare Greet
Grandma
George Merritt
PC
Marion Foster
Polly
Donald Pittman
Gussy
Robert Rietti
Professor
John Singer
Tuesday
Derek Blomfield
Jerry
Billy Wilder
Writer
Milton Rosmer
Director
Cyrus Brooks
Writer
Margaret Carter
Writer
Erich Kästner
Writer
Frank Launder
Writer
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Wiki.
Emil and the Detectives is a 1935 British family adventure film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring John Williams, George Hayes and Mary Glynne.
It is a remake of the 1931 German film Emil and the Detectives with the main setting moved from Berlin to London. Otherwise it follows the original very closely, largely using Billy Wilder's screenplay, the music by Allan Gray, even recreating many of the same camera shots. It was made at Shepperton Studios.