Do Detectives Think?
A lighthearted silent-era comedy built on slapstick and physical humor, where bumbling detectives stumble through protecting a judge from an escaped convict.
An escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.
Essence
Ensemble
Stan Laurel
Ferdinand Finkleberry
Oliver Hardy
Sherlock Pinkham
James Finlayson
Judge Foozle (uncredited)
Viola Richard
Mrs. Foozle (uncredited)
Noah Young
The Tipton Slasher (uncredited)
Frank Brownlee
Detective agency boss (uncredited)
Chester A. Bachman
Officer (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
Butler attacked by Slasher (uncredited)
Will Stanton
Killer's pal (uncredited)
Charley Young
Juror (uncredited)
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