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             [A Clever Sleuth] 
            Also known as A Clever Sleuth in the USA 
            (1909) France 
            B&W : Short film 
            Directed by (unknown) 
            Cast: (unknown) 
            Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont production; distributed by Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as A Clever Sleuth by Kleine Optical Company on 28 December 1909, [?] in a split-reel with Hush Money (1909)? 
            Comedy. 
            Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 8 January 1910, page 17] A comedy in which a species of travesty upon so-called sleuthing is enacted. When the police fail to locate a thief the detective accomplishes it through discovering a cigar butt of very rank smell. The picture possesses no particular feature, but is not unpleasant and will amuse an audience without arousing any remarkable degree of interest. 
            Survival status: (unknown) 
            Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA]. 
            Listing updated: 23 January 2025. 
            References: MovPicWorld-19100108 p. 17 : Website-IMDb. 
            
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