When Emil travels by bus to Berlin to visit his grandmother and his cousin, his money is stolen by a crook who specializes in digging tunnels. Emil must get the money back as it is for his grandmother. While following the thief, Emil runs into Gustav, an enterprising young boy who gathers up all his friends to help Emil find the money. Emil's cousin also gets involved and they get into more trouble than they bargained for when Emil's pickpocket turns out to be mixed up with a couple of notorious bank robbers.
as Baron
as Emil Tischbein
as Gustav
as Grundeis
as Müller
as Pony Hütchen
as Nana
as Frau Tischbein
as Wachmeister Stucke
as Dienstag
as The Professor
as Hermann
as Desk Sergeant
as Frieda
as Rudolf
as Hans
as Kioskbesitzer (uncredited)