90 years of “Emil and the detectives” in the cinema: When Erich Kästner’s young investigators learned to walk | Free press

After 75 minutes there was applause from the audience. The premiere guests were enthusiastic about the world premiere of the sound film “Emil and the Detectives” based on the children’s book of the same name by Erich Kästner. This is soon shown in the unusually high box office results. Before Christmas 1931, the young detectives conquered cinemas in London and …