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The Adventure of the Hasty Elopement
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Charles M. Seay

Cast: Barry O’Moore (Herbert Yost) [Octavius, the amateur detective], Julian Reed [the butler], Viola Dana [Ruth], Yale Benner [the lover], Harry Linson [the minister], Frank A. Lyon [Ruth’s father], Mrs. William Bechtel [Ruth’s mother], Edward O’Connor [the man polishing the car in the dealer’s showroom]

Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From the short story “The Adventure of the Hasty Elopement” by Frederick Arnold Kummer. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / A film in the “Octavius — Amateur Detective” series.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive [35mm positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 11 January 2020.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.