The Village Sleuth

The Village Sleuth

Still with Charles Ray
Directed by Jerome Storm
Produced by Thomas H. Ince
Screenplay by Agnes Christine Johnston
Starring Charles Ray
Winifred Westover
Dick Rush
Donald MacDonald
George Hernandez
Betty Schade
Cinematography Chester A. Lyons
Production
company
Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates
  • September 12, 1920
Running time
50 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Village Sleuth is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Agnes Christine Johnston. The film stars Charles Ray, Winifred Westover, Dick Rush, Donald MacDonald, George Hernandez, and Betty Schade. The film was released on September 12, 1920, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2] A copy of the film is in the Gosfilmofond film archive.[3]

Plot

Finding a clue, newspaper ad for the film.

From a newspaper ad for the film: "As a country boy, with aspirations to become a great detective, Charles Ray is said to afford considerable laughter and a few thrills in "A Village Sleuth" . . . After his attempts to round up some melon thieves in his dad's apple orchard, have gotten him into hot water, Charlie goes out and gets a real job in a private sanitarium. There he encounters a real mystery and, his detective instincts aroused starts to unravel it. The results are surprising in the extreme. Charlie is revealed not only as the logical successor to Sherlock Holmes but wins a pretty girl in the bargain. "A Village Sleuth" was written by Agnes Christine Johnston, scenarist of "Twenty-three and a Half Hours Leave," and produced for Paramount release by Thomas H. Ince. Winifred Westover is the leading woman. Jerome Storm directed." [4]

Cast

References

  1. "Village-Sleuth - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. "The Village Sleuth". afi.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. Progressive Silent Film List: The Village Sleuth at silentera.com
  4. "Charley Ray Makes "Village Sleuth" A Rollicking Feature". Bisbee Daily Review. Public domain text, published in the USA before 1921 (Bisbee, Arizona). September 25, 1921. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

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