The Troubles of an Amateur Detective (1909)
A long, lean, lanky individual of the rural type comes down the steps of a police station holding his coat wide open displaying an immense star, a detective, "be-gosh." He is ever on the alert for lawbreakers or disturbers of the peace and at night we see him watching a man who has been detained at his office until very late, making vain attempts to insert his key into the door. The officer grabs for him from behind, the man turns and kicks him into the street just as the wife opens the door and helps her tired husband inside. He spies a child playing in front of a house as a man passes, gives her a stick of candy and leads her down the street. He is sure this is a kidnapping affair so endeavors to rescue the girl, but in doing so gets a good beating. Passing a grocery store our detective sees a woman picking articles from the different baskets and immediately places her under arrest, thinking her a sneak thief. She gives him a good slap, pays the grocery man for the articles and walks away very indignant. Further down the street a man on a stepladder with a kit of tools is just prying up a window. Our sleuth comes along, pulls the ladder down, the man wallops him good and hard then proceeds to repair the sash. A prospective customer is looking over a suit of clothes displayed on a dummy, the detective observes it, thinks it a holdup, gets in another mixup and is beaten again. Again he finds a woman brushing her husband's trousers and when she pulls out a roll of bills from the pocket he starts to make another arrest. He starts with the woman for the police station but before he has gone far, she is rescued by friends who chase the detective until he runs to the station house for protection. All hands tell their troubles, the detective is set upon by the mob and this time is almost beaten to a finish.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| George D. Baker | Director |
