Detectives (1928)
Lois, a stenographer at a luxury hotel, is being pursued by the hotel's house detective and a bellhop. When some valuable jewels are stolen, the bellhop--who has always dreamed of being a detective--sees his chance to both solve the jewel robbery and impress the woman he loves. The house detective, however, has other ideas.
- Date of release
- 1928-06-09
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Mystery, Comedy
- Director
- Chester M. Franklin
Casting
- Karl Dane — The House Detective
- George K. Arthur — The Bellhop
- Marceline Day — Lois
- Tenen Holtz — Orloff
- Felecia Drenova — Mrs. Winters
Interesting facts
Detectives is a 1928 silent film mystery comedy produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Chester Franklin with elements of the old-house melodrama genre. The film is another outing for Karl Dane, George K. Arthur and Marceline Day.
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