Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Gerhard Lamprecht
- Writers
- Erich Kästner, Emeric Pressburger, Billy Wilder
- Release Year
- 1931
- Runtime
- 75 minutes
- Genre
- Family, Comedy, Crime
- Language
- DE
- Country
- Germany
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (22 votes)
Top Cast
Rolf Wenkhaus
Emil Tischbein
Käthe Haack
Frau Tischbein
Fritz Rasp
Grundeis
Rudolf Biebrach
Wachmeister Jeschke
Olga Engl
Großmama
Inge Landgut
Pony Hütchen
Hans Joachim Schaufuß
Gustav mit der Hupe
Hans Richter
Fliegender Hirsch
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