The Girl Detective

About

"The Mystery of the Tea-Dansant", an episode in a series of two-act films from The Girl Detective (1915) in which a “society girl”, played by Ruth Roland, is employed as a special investigator by the police. In each self-contained episode, she works on several cases.

Title cards:

THE GIRL DETECTIVE

Sensational drama in 3 reels

The lead roles the famous artists from the Vitagraph Company

Mary, a female detective.

Hamson, the owner of a "Tea Dansant" is close to his financial ruin because of his many debts.

And we can also tell our dear readers that the huge fortune of Mr. Wheeler

Margaret Wheeler

"Miss Wheeler, I am in financial trouble right now. Couldn't you buy a few shares of my company?

That same evening.

We have your daughter in our power. Should you wish to desposit $50.000 on the corner of Asher Street, tomorrow before 12, then your daughter will regain her freedom. Do not notify the police of this missive, for in that case, you will never see your daughter again.

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Archive

Wikimedia Commons, in Wikimedia Commons

Licence or status

Public domain, as the Wikimedia Commons states it.

Rights statement

Public domain

Credit

James W. Horne

Who can watch

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