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The Village Sleuth

The Village Sleuth

1920Movie⏱️ 50m
ComedyCrimeDrama
6.5
IMDB Rating
23 votes

A bumbling would-be detective always seems to reach the wrong conclusion, but one day accidentally stumbles across a real crook, guilty of a real crime.

Director
Jerome Storm
Writers
N/A
Stars
Charles Ray, Winifred Westover, Dick Rush
Release Date
September 12, 1920
Language
None
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Charles Ray
Charles Ray
as William Wells
Winifred Westover
Winifred Westover
as Pinky Wagner
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Dick Rush
as David Keene
Donald MacDonald
Donald MacDonald
as Dr. Roberts
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George Hernandez
as Mr. Richley
Betty Schade
Betty Schade
as Mrs. Richley
Louis Morrison
Louis Morrison
as Pa Wells

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Thomas H. Ince Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

diguiserobberysanitariumwrongdetective

🎯 Categories

ComedyCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Charles Ray
by drednm2024-12-05

"Breezy Charles Ray film has him as a country boy who dreams of being a detective. So he leaves the farm and gets a job at a health resort where he keeps finding "clues" but they don't add up to anything ... yet. The resort is full of odd people and eventually the clues lead him to a crook disguised among the residents. Winifred Westover co-stars as a chorus girl named Pinky. Ray was a major box office star from the mid-1910s through the end of the silent era. He specialized in this sort of innocent character who faces the perils of the city and wins the day but not always the ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Produced for video by Edward Lorusso in 2024.

📖 Synopsis

A bumbling would-be detective always seems to reach the wrong conclusion, but one day accidentally stumbles across a real crook, guilty of a real crime.