Emil and the Detectives

Emil and the Detectives

Emil and the Detectives

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Emil and the Detectives

1931

1h 15m

7.2(21 votes)

Family

Comedy

Crime

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.

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UFA

Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Rolf Wenkhaus

Emil Tischbein

Rolf Wenkhaus

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Käthe Haack

Frau Tischbein

Käthe Haack

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Fritz Rasp

Grundeis

Fritz Rasp

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Rudolf Biebrach

Wachmeister Jeschke

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Olga Engl

Großmama

Olga Engl

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Inge Landgut

Pony Hütchen

Inge Landgut

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Hans Joachim Schaufuß

Gustav mit der Hupe

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Hans Richter

Fliegender Hirsch

Hans Richter

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Hans Löhr

Dienstag

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Ernst-Eberhard Reling

Gerold

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Waldemar Kupczyk

Mittenzwei

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Hubert Schmitz

Professor

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