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The Amateur Detective is a 1914 American silent short comedy directed by Carroll Fleming for the Thanhouser Film Corporation. The film stars Carey L. Hastings, Ernest C. Warde and Muriel Ostriche.

Synopsis

Thanhouser literature describes it as "A laughable parody on Sherlock Holmes."

History and preservation status

This film represented a subgenre of detective parodies common to the era of the Nickelodeon. It is preserved in the AFI/Alfred Bruzzese collection; the surviving print is only a fragment, consisting of 240 feet of the original 990-foot running length.

References

1. "The Amateur Detective (1914) - NitrateVille.com".
2. "American Film Cycles: The Silent Era". Archived from the original on 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
3. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List".
4. "The Amateur Detective (1914) - NitrateVille.com".

External links

• The Amateur Detective at IMDb
• Silent Era Database Entry
• American Film Cycles: The Silent Era Archived 2010-09-05 at the Wayback Machine

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