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Sherlock Brown

Sherlock Brown

1922•50m
CrimeComedy

The secret formula for the world's most powerful explosive has been stolen from the U.S. government. William Brown, a clerk who aspires to be a detective, has just received his badge from some anonymous Midwestern agency, and manages to get himself embroiled in the intrigue.

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Production

Metro Pictures Corporation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Bert Lytell

Bert Lytell

William Brown

Ora Carew

Ora Carew

Barbara Musgrave

Sylvia Breamer

Sylvia Breamer

Hilda

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

J. J. Wallace

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

Frank Morton

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