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Pimple’s Million Dollar Mystery
Also known as Flivver’s Famous Cheese Hound in the USA
(1915) England
B&W : One reel
Directed by [?] Charles Weston?
Cast: Fred Evans [Sherlock Pimple]
[?] Piccadilly Film Productions? production; distributed by [?] Browne? / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, on 21 January 1916.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Summoned by the manager of an important bank, where a sensational robbery has just taken place, Flivver, the world-renowned detective, sets out to find the criminals. Having heard the facts of the case over the telephone, he is at once convinced that this is an occasion on which he must make use of his celebrated bloodhound. In fear and trembling his man servant goes out to loosen the ferocious animal, a noted cheese-hound. Arriving at the bank, the manager and his employees are told by Flivver that he must search them all. His hound proves most useful in at once getting on the scent. It does not take long before he discovers the house of the criminals. He decides to hide and await the arrival of the thieves. Before long they arrive staggering under the sack containing the million dollars. Unseen, Flivver follows them into the house, overpowers the guard and makes him prisoner. Seeing a train passing, the prisoner escapes, and making a flying leap he manages to board it just in time, holding the dollar-filled sack firmly in his hands. Flivver is distracted; all that now remains is for him to race the train. He hires a powerful car and the chase ensues. Crossing a railway bridge, Flivver drops on to the top of the train, which is going at 60 miles an hour. He discovers the whereabouts of the thief, who is anxiously looking out the window for his pursuer. Catching hold of him, Flivver drags him on to the top of the train. After a hard struggle, Flivver knocks out his opponent. As soon as the unfortunate man regains consciousness Flivver drags him off, together with his booty, to the bank, where he restores the lost treasure to the grateful manager.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 27 November 2022.
References: Website-IMDb.
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