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  • Deteckters (1916)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
Deteckters (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy
Oscar and Conrad were willing to stay in business. The only reason that they retired was that a husky sheriff appeared at their office, threw them out in the street, simply because the courts decided that they had gone into bankruptcy. The...See moreOscar and Conrad were willing to stay in business. The only reason that they retired was that a husky sheriff appeared at their office, threw them out in the street, simply because the courts decided that they had gone into bankruptcy. The star of the Frivolity theater, adorable Adelina, billed as "The Queen of Mirth and Melody," disappeared, and a reward was offered for her return. Oscar and Conrad did not know that the whole thing was a plan of the press agent, and they went earnestly to work to find Adelina. According to the description, when last seen she wore a large black hat and striped silk stockings, and the two ex-businessmen hunted all over the town for a girl with striped silk stockings. They found several, but got into more or less trouble while doing so. Then they saw a pair of striped silk stockings sticking out of a snowdrift, and rescued them, believing again it was Adelina. Much to their grief, it was simply another part of the ad, where a note explained that "these limbs do not belong to adorable Adelina of the Frivolity theater, but cheer up, you may yet find her." Finally Conrad was smuggled into the theater in a trunk, which was placed in Adelina's dressing room. He expected to be able to discover something there, but owing to the fact that he carried an aggressive watch, he got into fresh difficulties. Adelina came into the dressing room, saw the strange new trunk, heard the ticking, imagined it was a bomb, yelled for assistance, and one of the stagehands threw the trunk out into the street. Adelina preceded, being in haste to get away from the infernal machine. She was promptly nabbed by Oscar and forced to admit her identity. Then the two men demanded the reward for discovering adorable Adelina, and the press agent gladly paid it. It was two tickets for the evening performance, and Oscar and Conrad were thoroughly convinced that they had wasted their time, and would have to give up the detective business for something else. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Edwin Thanhouser
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Updated May 15, 1916
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May 15, 1916 (United States)

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