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A Society Sherlock (1916)

A Society Sherlock poster
Directed by
William Garwood
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to impress a woman by pretending to be a detective. He gets into comedic situations while playing the role of a sleuth.

lightheartedplayfulbriskwhimsicalamusingquick-wittednostalgic

What happens

A Society Sherlock is a 1916 American silent short comedy directed by and starring William Garwood and Irma Dawkins. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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