Billy, the Detective

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 19, 1912

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Solax Film Company

Cast

Darwin Karr,Fanny Simpson,Billy Quirk,Marian Swayne

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0416599