The Rolling Hotel

The Rolling Hotel

1918 · 56 min · ★ 10.0

The first appearance of Heinrich Schroth as Joe Deebs, a popular detective character in German silent cinema patterned after Sherlock Holmes.

Directed by Harry Piel · Written by Harry Piel

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