Billy, the Detective Trailer

Billy, the Detective Trailer (1912)

19 April 1912 Comedy 20 mins

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.

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Cast

Billy Quirk

as Billy - the Detective

Fanny Simpson

as Mrs. Dora Burns

Darwin Karr

as Mr. Burns

Marian Swayne

as The Girl

International Releases Dates

United States 19 April 1912

Production Companies

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