The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled Trailer (1908)

11 March 1908 Comedy, Crime 7 mins

As a newsboy is playing a game on the sidewalk with a friend, two men come near to them, and then stand in a position where they cannot be seen from the sidewalk. When an attractive woman walks past them, the two men follow her. Sensing that they have bad intentions, the newsboy follows them to see what they are up to. When his suspicions are confirmed, he tries to come up with a plan to protect the woman.

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Cast

Robert Harron as Swifty

Edward Dillon as Villain

Crew

Wallace McCutcheon Sr. Director

International Releases Dates

United States 11 March 1908

Production Companies

American Mutoscope & Biograph

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These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1908:

The Planter's Wife Trailer (1908)

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28 September 1908

Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.

The Guerrilla Trailer (1908)

13 November 1908

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23 May 1908

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Parade of Delegations in Traditional Costumes Trailer (1908)

01 January 1908

Short reportage

Beginning of the Serpentine Dance Trailer (1908)

03 September 1908

In a living room, four contemporary couples from the time the film was shot dance a waltz under the direction of a violinist (Linder).

The Test of Friendship Trailer (1908)

15 December 1908

Mack Sennett appears as a guest and a man in the fight in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

Hackenschmidt-Rogers [The Great Wrestling Match] Trailer (1908)

01 February 1908

Documents one of the most important wrestling matches of the early 20th century between the legendary Estonian strongman Georg Hackenschmidt and the American Joe Rogers.

Noisy Neighbors Trailer (1908)

18 July 1908

A young man is seen entering his room and from the many expressions on his worn face one could not doubt that he is just returning from one grand night with the boys, and is in no condition to be annoyed or disturbed.

The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen Trailer (1908)

01 August 1908

A Saxon prisoner rescues his Viking's captor's daughter, resulting in his freedom and their marriage.

The Greaser's Gauntlet Trailer (1908)

11 August 1908

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The Reckoning Trailer (1908)

11 December 1908

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