Detectives is a 1928 silent film mystery comedy produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Chester Franklin with elements of the old-house melodrama genre. The film is another outing for Karl Dane, George K. Arthur and Marceline Day.
The film is preserved by MGM.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Detectives A trailer is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.43 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
Clips from the film appeared in Robert Youngson's MGM's Big Parade of Comedy in 1965. One scene has George K. Arthur disappearing while within the hanging covers of a large canopy bed.Detectives at silentera.comThe American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Detectives(Wayback)
Cast Karl Dane as The House Detective George K. Arthur as The Bellhop Marceline Day as Lois Tenen Holtz as Orloff Felecia Drenova as Mrs. Winters Tetsu Komai as Chin Lee Clinton Lyle as Roberts
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Detectives-trailer available for free download at Internet Archive