The Microscope Mystery (1916)
When a wealthy hypochondriac is dissatisfied by the care of the town doctor (Doc Arnold), he consults with a new physician in town who swindles him out of a large sum of money. When his daughter tries to retrieve the check, the quack (Dr. Bell) turns up dead with a gun shot wound to the chest. Doc Arnold lends his expertise to the investigation and solves the case by finding microscopic evidence on the murder weapon left at the scene.
- Date of release
- 1916-11-19
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Director
- Paul Powell
Casting
- Constance Talmadge — Jessie Barton
- Wilfred Lucas — Doc Arnold
- F.A. Turner — Ira Dayton
- Winifred Westover — Hilda
- Monte Blue — Jud
- Kate Bruce — Mrs Simpson
- Pomeroy Cannon — Dr. Horatio Bell
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