The Ashcan, or Little Dick's First Adventure

The Ashcan, or Little Dick's First Adventure

1915 · 20 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy

The famous child detective Dick, with the collaboration of his stenographer, succeeds in uncovering a desperate character. But the little stenographer falls victim to the wiles of the villain's evil accomplices, and is locked by them under vile duress in a barrel of ashes, where she falls asleep.

Directed by Chester M. Franklin

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