A Village Sleuth

A Village Sleuth

NR 1920 · 50 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A bumbling would-be detective always seems to reach the wrong conclusion, but one day accidentally stumbles across a real crook, guilty of a real crime.

Directed by Jerome Storm · Written by Agnes Christine Johnston

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