There It Is

There It Is

1928 · 19 min · ★ 6.9 · Horror, Comedy, Animation, Mystery

When a mysterious figure appears to cause a series of disruptions at the Frisbie Home in New York, word goes out to Scotland Yard that the Fuzz-Faced Phantom is at work. Soon, Charley MacNeesha and his assistant MacGregor are sent across the ocean to investigate.

Directed by Charles R. Bowers · Written by Charles R. Bowers

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Charles R. Bowers Charley MacNeesha
Kathryn McGuire The Nurse
Melbourne MacDowell Frisbie Family Patriarch
Buster Brodie The Fuzz-Faced Phantom
Blue Washington The Butler
Mack Davis

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