Little Emil has his bicycle stolen by a traveler wearing a bowler hat. Together with a gang of friends, he sets out to chase the crook, who turns out to be a dangerous bandit. Based on a screenplay by Billy Wilder, this is the most beautiful adaptation of this classic of German children’s literature.

Gerhard Lamprecht, Germany 1931, Rolf Wenkhaus, Käthe Haack, Fritz Rasp ⁄ b/w ⁄ 72′ ⁄ with French and Dutch subtitles

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