Classic German adventure drama adapted from the novel by Erich Kästner, who co-wrote the script with Billy Wilder. The film follows young Emil (Rolf Wenkhaus) as he travels to Berlin by train to visit his grandmother. When his money is stolen by a fellow passenger, who turns out to be a member of a gang of criminals, he asks a group of youthful detectives for help.
- Cast
- Rolf Wenkhaus, Käthe Haack, Fritz Rasp, Rudolf Biebrach, Olga Engl, Inge Landgut, Hans Schaufu_, Hans Richter, Hans Löhr, Ernst-Eberhard Reling
- Genres
- World Cinema
- Language
- German
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