Emil and the Detectives (1935 film)
Emil and the Detectives is a 1935 British family adventure film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring John Williams, George Hayes and Mary Glynne.
| Emil and the Detectives | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Milton Rosmer |
| Written by | Erich Kästner (novel) Cyrus Brooks Margaret Carter Frank Launder Billy Wilder |
| Produced by | Richard Wainwright |
| Starring | John Williams George Hayes Mary Glynne |
| Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum George Stretton |
| Edited by | Cyril Heck |
| Music by | Allan Gray |
Production company | Richard Wainwright Productions |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date | 5 February 1935 |
Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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.[1]
Plot
While on a train from his home in the countryside to stay with his grandfather in London, a boy named Emil suspects that he has been robbed of his money by a suspicious-looking man in the same carriage wearing a bowler hat. In London, with the help of a gang of street children, he pursues the suspect until he is eventually able to recover the money.
Cast
- John Williams as Emil Blake
- George Hayes as The Man In The Bowler Hat - Sam Pinker
- Mary Glynne as Mrs. Blake
- Clare Greet as Grandma
- George Merritt as PC
- Marion Foster as Polly
- Donald Pittman as Gussy
- Robert Rietti as Professor
- John Singer as Tuesday
- Derek Blomfield as Jerry
- Norman Atkyns as Man
- Ricky Hyland as The Flying Stag
References
- Wood p.81
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.