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The Adventure of the Stolen Papers (1914)
Short | Mystery, Short, Comedy

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The Adventure of the Stolen Papers (1914)

Short | Mystery, Short, Comedy

Octavius' interest was aroused by an article in the newspaper to the effect that an unusual thief was operating in the vicinity of one of the elevated stations. The thief snatched the slippers from the feet of women ascending the stairs to...See moreOctavius' interest was aroused by an article in the newspaper to the effect that an unusual thief was operating in the vicinity of one of the elevated stations. The thief snatched the slippers from the feet of women ascending the stairs to the trains. Standing at the foot of the elevated stairwell his eagle eye bent on passersby, Octavius was lucky enough to observe the thief in the act of stealing a woman's slipper. Octavius gave chase. The thief who had stolen the slipper entirely for the buckle on it, dropped his booty after the chase, and escaped. Octavius got the slipper, looked at it in bewilderment, and carried it home. The next morning, he looked carefully through his newspaper and found a reward was offered for the return of the slipper. Octavius, with his usual chivalry, decided on a touch of romance. Buying a large box of candy, he buried the slipper beneath the sweets and started for the address given in the advertisement. The slipper belonged to Miss Mary Burke. A moment after Octavius had been shown into her apartment, two detectives entered, and arrested Mary as an accomplice of the notorious Scrapper Burns, burglar. Octavius, considerably bewildered, returned home, took the slipper from the box of candy, and looked at it. Later, he used it as a hammer. He discovered the heel was loose, and removed it. A wad of paper was bidden in it on which was a list of "swag'' and the address of Scrapper Burns. Octavius went to the police station, and blandly informed the chief that he was prepared to deliver Scrapper Burns. After the arrest of the criminal, Octavius decided to use the reward for the reformation of the unfortunate Mary Burke. But Mary biffed him in the eye, and Octavius contributed the money to the Policemen's Benefit Association. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Barry O'Moore Octavius the Amateur Detective Octavius the Amateur Detective See fewer	Frederick the Great (1914)
Edward Boulden Scrapper Burns Scrapper Burns See fewer	Mary Stuart (1913)
May Abbey Mary Burke Mary Burke See fewer	What Happened to Mary (II) (1912)
Denis Ward The Police Captain The Police Captain See fewer	Care for Qwerty (1955)
Julian Reed Ignatz the Butler Ignatz the Butler See fewer	The Parson's Button Matcher (1915)
Richard Neill Actor Actor See fewer	The King of the Kongo (1929)
Hayward Mack Actor (as H.S. Mack) Actor (as H.S. Mack) See fewer	Oliver Twist, Jr. (1921)