Billy, the Detective

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.

Billy Quirk

Billy - the Detective

Fanny Simpson

Mrs. Dora Burns

Darwin Karr

Mr. Burns

Marian Swayne

The Girl

Release date

April 19, 1912

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

20m

Genres

Comedy

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