Emil and the Detectives (1931 film)
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Emil and the Detectives is a 1931 adventure film
directed by Gerhard Lamprecht
and starring Rolf Wenkhaus
. It is based on the 1929 novel
by Erich Kästner
, who also contributed to the film's script.
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by Gerhard Lamprecht
Gerhard Lamprecht
Gerhard Lamprecht was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 63 films between 1920 and 1958. He also wrote for 26 films between 1918 and 1958...
and starring Rolf Wenkhaus
Rolf Wenkhaus
Rolf Wenkhaus was a German child actor who is most likely recalled for his role of Emil Tischbein in the 1931 film Emil and the Detectives.Born in Berlin, Germany, Rolf Wenkhaus was the son of actor Kurt Wenkhaus...
. It is based on the 1929 novel
Emil and the Detectives
Emil and the Detectives is a 1929 novel for children set mainly in Berlin, by the German writer Erich Kästner. It was Kästner's first major success, the only one of his pre-1945 works to escape Nazi censorship, and remains his best-known work, and has been translated into at least 59 languages...
by Erich Kästner
Erich Kästner
Emil Erich Kästner was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known for his humorous, socially astute poetry and children's literature.-Dresden 1899–1919:...
, who also contributed to the film's script.
Cast
- Rolf WenkhausRolf WenkhausRolf Wenkhaus was a German child actor who is most likely recalled for his role of Emil Tischbein in the 1931 film Emil and the Detectives.Born in Berlin, Germany, Rolf Wenkhaus was the son of actor Kurt Wenkhaus...
as Emil Tischbein - Käthe HaackKäthe HaackKäthe Haack was a German actress. She appeared in over 200 films between 1915 and 1980.She was born Käte Lisbeth Minna Sophie Isolde Haack in Berlin, Germany and was previously married to actor Heinrich Schroth, with whom she had a daughter, actress Hannelore Schroth in 1922.-Selected...
as Frau Tischbein - Fritz RaspFritz RaspFritz Heinrich Rasp was a German film actor who appeared in 104 films between 1916 and 1976.His most notable film roles were "J. J. Peachum" in The Threepenny Opera , as Meinert in Diary of a Lost Girl , and as "Der Schmale" in Fritz Lang's Metropolis...
as Grundeis - Rudolf Biebrach as Wachtmeister Jeschke
- Olga EnglOlga EnglOlga Engl was an Austrian stage and motion picture actress who appeared nearly 200 films during her career in the film industry....
as Grossmama - Inge Landgut as Pony Hutchen
- Hans Joachim Schaufuss as Gustav mit der Hupe
- Hans RichterHans RichterHans Richter may refer to:*Hans Richter , Austrian conductor*Hans Richter , designer of the Volksbühne in Berlin and villa Heller in Ústí nad Labem...
as Fliegender Hirsch - Hans Lohr as Dienstag
- Ernst-Eberhard Reling as Gerold
- Waldemar Kupczyk as Mittenzwei
- Martin Rickelt
- Gerhard Dammann
- Rudolf Lettinger
- Margarete Sachse
- Georg H. SchnellGeorg H. SchnellGeorg H. Schnell was a German actor best known for his role as Harding in Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens . Georg appeared in over one hundred films.He was born in Yantai, China. He died in Berlin, Germany....
- Hubert Schmitz as Professor