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Do Detectives Think?

192719 minUnited States
Comedy

Synopsis

A judge hires two detectives after a condemned killer escapes and promises revenge. His protectors are easily frightened, while the fugitive gets inside the house by disguising himself as a servant.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
22:55
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Fred Guiol · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsFred Guiol

Historical context

The short helped establish Laurel and Hardy's familiar combination of bowler hats and rumpled suits. Their appearance as detectives precedes the official billing of the partnership.

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