Emil and the Detectives (1935)

Directed by

Milton Rosmer

Genre

adventure film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A boy travels to London and has his money stolen on the train. He teams up with a group of local children to track down the thief.

lightheartedwholesomefast-pacedsuspensefulfeel-goodplayfuladventurousinnocent

What happens

Emil and the Detectives (also known as Emil) is a 1935 British family adventure film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring John Williams, George Hayes and Mary Glynne. It was written by Cyrus Brooks, Margaret Carter, Frank Launder and Billy Wilder based on the 1928 novel by Erich Kästner. 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 closely, including the music by Allan Gray, and recreating many of the same camera shots. It was made at Shepperton Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.