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Burstup Homes’s Mystery Case
Also known as [Burstup Homes’ Murder Case]
(1913) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Alice Guy-Blaché

Cast: Fraunie Fraunholz [Detective Burstup Homes], Darwin Karr [Reggie Jellybone], Blanche Cornwall [Mrs. Reggie Jellybone]

Solax Film Corporation production. / Produced by Alice Guy-Blaché. / Released 26 March 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Solax release number 267.

Comedy.

Synopsis: A husband, wanting to step out of the house for a card game, devises a plan to fool his wife with a stuffed bed and a mannequin head. His wife discovers the loose head and thinks her husband has been murdered. Homes is called in to investigate. Meanwhile, the wife discovers the deception and tracks down her husband herself.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Blood - Bottles: Baby - Disguises - Games: Card - Law: Enforcement: Police: Badges, Detectives, Policemen, Police stations - Magnifying glasses - Money - Signage - Telephones - Weapons: Knives

Listing updated: 2 September 2018.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.