Emil and the Detectives

Year: 1954

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: German

Director: Robert A. Stemmle

AdventureComedyFamilyCrime

Emil travels to Berlin to visit his grandmother, carrying a sizeable sum of money. En route he accepts sweets from a suspicious stranger, which cause him to fall asleep. He awakens at his destination with the money gone. Determined, Emil teams up with a group of clever local children, and together they hunt down the thieves and work to retrieve the stolen cash.

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