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The Mystery of Room 29 (1912)
Short | Short, Drama

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The Mystery of Room 29 (1912)

Short | Short, Drama

Two prospectors, Cardigan and Tiel, find a dead man. Searching the body, they find the map of an unrecorded gold mine. They decide to keep it for themselves and Cardigan puts it into his pocket. At night Tiel steals the map and slips away....See moreTwo prospectors, Cardigan and Tiel, find a dead man. Searching the body, they find the map of an unrecorded gold mine. They decide to keep it for themselves and Cardigan puts it into his pocket. At night Tiel steals the map and slips away. Cardigan, tracing his false partner, discovers him registered at a cheap hotel, "Room 29." He secures the adjoining room. The next morning the chambermaid discovers Tiel is dead. He is seated on the window-sill, his body resting back against the casing. Two detectives, Nave and Hardcastle, investigate the murder. Indications show Tiel was shot from the outside. Nave considers a door to the next room, which they enter and find Cardigan on the bed, pretending sleep. He is questioned and goes back with them. Says he never saw the man before. Cardigan stays with the two detectives and the policeman on watch. They go to see a room across the alley and he gets his coat, puts it on, dropping an envelope in doing so, and accompanies them. The policeman picks up the old envelope and hands it to Nave on his return. It has the name of the murdered man on it and also that of Cardigan. Nave confronts him with it and Cardigan escapes and leads the officers a bewildering chase before he is captured. He confesses the murder and the ruse he employed to divert suspicion by the manufactured evidence that Hardcastle worked on. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank Weed Cardigan - the Prospector Cardigan - the Prospector See fewer	The Coming of Columbus (1912)
Edgar G. Wynn Tiel - Cardigan's Partner Tiel - Cardigan's Partner See fewer	Brown of Harvard (1911)
Charles Clary Nave - the Detective Nave - the Detective See fewer	The Penalty (1920)
Harry Lonsdale Hardcastle - the Detective Hardcastle - the Detective See fewer	The Ne'er Do Well (1915)
Rex De Rosselli The Hotel Proprietor The Hotel Proprietor See fewer	Rescued by Wireless (1914)
Winifred Greenwood The Maid The Maid See fewer	The Mission Worker (1911)
Patrick Carson 1st Policeman (as Pat Carson) 1st Policeman (as Pat Carson) See fewer	Under Suspicion (1912)
John Austin 2nd Policeman 2nd Policeman See fewer	Baby Betty (1912)
Walter Roberts 3rd Policeman 3rd Policeman See fewer	A Texas Steer (1915)