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 and Biograph Company

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