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The Amateur Detective
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 990 feet
Directed by Carroll Fleming

Cast: Carey L. Hastings [Jane], Ernest C. Warde [Pat], J.S. Murray [Mr. Wise], Muriel Ostriche [Betty Wise, the daughter], Harris Gordon [Jack, her sweetheart]

Thanhouser Film Corporation production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Scenario by Richard Harding Davis. / No copyright registration. Released 6 December 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy-Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (Bruzzese collection) [35mm nitrate positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives

Listing updated: 21 March 2012.

References: Website-IMDb; Website-Thanhouser.