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The Girl Detective

The Girl Detective

1915Short⏱️ 29m
ShortMysteryThriller
6.2
IMDB Rating
25 votes

A series of 2-reel thrillers in which a society girl has a position as a special investigator for the police and works on various cases where her unique talents can help to solve crimes. Each episode is complete in itself.

Director
James W. Horne
Writers
N/A
Stars
Ruth Roland, Cleo Ridgely, Marin Sais
Release Date
January 27, 1915
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Ruth Roland
Ruth Roland
as Ruth - The Girl Detective
Cleo Ridgely
Cleo Ridgely
as Jean - The Girl Detective
Marin Sais
Marin Sais
as Bertha - The Girl Detective
Edward Clisbee
Edward Clisbee
as Chief of Police Harding
Paul Hurst
Paul Hurst
as (Episode #1, 2, etc.)
R. Henry Grey
R. Henry Grey
as The Girl Detective's Assistant
William H. West
William H. West
as Deacon - the Multimillionaire (Episode #1, 2, etc.)
James W. Horne
James W. Horne
as (Episode #1)
Thomas G. Lingham
Thomas G. Lingham
as Jarvis - Head of the F.O.B.A. (Episode #2, 3, 4, etc.)
Knute Rahm
Knute Rahm
as (Episode #4)

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Kalem Company

🏷️ Keywords

police

🎯 Categories

MysteryShortThriller

⭐ Featured Review

The Action Girl
by boblipton2020-06-10
6/10

"Here's a short serial from Kalem, starring Ruth Roland, who goes undercover to investigate a man. There are thrills, great stunts, and Miss Roland keeps throwing drink after drink on restaurant carpets rather than risk becoming drunk in the middle of the case -- that rug must have needed extensive cleaning after that. While at Biograph, D.W. Griffith's ideal of the ZVictorian girl reigned, at Kalem, the action girl was supreme, modern women who went out into the world, faced dangers, and rescued the hero more often than he rescued her...."

📖 Synopsis

A series of 2-reel thrillers in which a society girl has a position as a special investigator for the police and works on various cases where her unique talents can help to solve crimes. Each episode is complete in itself.