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Billy, the Detective

Apr 19, 1912
0h 20m
★ 10.0

Overview

Anxious to be a detective Billy buys a “how to” book and thinks he’s stumbled on a case when he finds the diary belonging to Dora Burns. Seeing an entry about buying a revolver and a hatchet for killing Edward, Billy shadows Dora to her home. She discovers him and forcibly convinces him that he should skidoo. Billy runs to get the police, but when they arrive, finding blood spots on her apron Dora takes the police to the kitchen and shows them a bleeding rooster. Billy's career as a detective ends at once.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Solax Film Company

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Cast

Billy Quirk

Billy - the Detective

Billy Quirk

Fanny Simpson

Mrs. Dora Burns

Fanny Simpson

Darwin Karr

Mr. Burns

Darwin Karr

Marian Swayne

The Girl

Marian Swayne