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The Microscope Mystery (1916)

Directed by Paul Powell

Overview

When a wealthy hypochondriac is dissatisfied by the care of the town doctor (Doc Arnold), he consults with a new physician in town who swindles him out of a large sum of money. When his daughter tries to retrieve the check, the quack (Dr. Bell) turns up dead with a gun shot wound to the chest. Doc Arnold lends his expertise to the investigation and solves the case by finding microscopic evidence on the murder weapon left at the scene.

Length 50 minutes

Actors

Constance Talmadge | Wilfred Lucas | F.A. Turner | Winifred Westover | Monte Blue | Kate Bruce | Pomeroy Cannon