Sherlock Brown (1922)
The secret formula for the world's most powerful explosive has been stolen from the U.S. government. William Brown, a clerk who aspires to be a detective, has just received his badge from some anonymous Midwestern agency, and manages to get himself embroiled in the intrigue.
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Bert LytellWilliam Brown
Ora CarewBarbara Musgrave
Sylvia BreamerHilda
DeWitt Jennings
Theodore von EltzMovie DNA
Genre affinityComedy · CrimeDialogue densityComedyDirector preference275795Actor preference457474 · 437858 · 289579Country preferenceUsDecade preference1920
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The secret formula for the world's most powerful explosive has been stolen from the U.S. government. William Brown, a clerk who aspires to be a detective, has just received his badge from some anonymous Midwestern agency, and manages to get himself embroiled in the intrigue.