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Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Ore Mystery (1915)
Short | Comedy, Short

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Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Ore Mystery (1915)

Short | Comedy, Short

Nellie, a dispatcher of the B.V. and D.R.R. Co., receives a box of valuable ore and also a note telling her to take charge of it until called for. Two-Faced Bill, one of the "cappers" of the renowned Lady Baffles, is working around the ...See moreNellie, a dispatcher of the B.V. and D.R.R. Co., receives a box of valuable ore and also a note telling her to take charge of it until called for. Two-Faced Bill, one of the "cappers" of the renowned Lady Baffles, is working around the station and on seeing the box becomes suspicious. He sees the note and at once gets out his telegraph instrument, and climbing a pole, begins to send out a call to the Lady Baffles. She learns that the ore has arrived. The wires are cut in on the dispatcher's board, however, and Nellie hears the code message. She realizes something is up and calls Detective Duck. By a clever arrangement of semaphore signals he learns of the crooks' machinations. Now in the detective's office is the sheriff, who is belittling the famous sleuth's work. He receives the "S.O.S." message and quickly throwing a switch sends out a stream of electricity which knocks Phil off the post and gives Baffles an awful shock. Then, in one of his remarkably quick changes, there appears in the office a rube with a carpetbag. He puts the sheriff in a barrel and joins him. The barrel rolls out and finally stops near the railroad. The sheriff leaves to gather his posse, while the rube wanders out and falls into the clutches of Phil, who forces him to steal the box and tie the dispatcher. They then make their escape. The sheriff is trying meanwhile to land the crooks, but in vain. The two join Lady Baffles and the rube is kicked aside, his grip thrown after him, and Phil and Baffles escape in a wagon. The box jolts off and when the two return in search of it they find the rube asleep on the box. He is again kicked off and they escape. The sheriff and his posse come upon the rube and take him into custody. The handcuffs are put on him, but the rube makes a quick pass and the handcuffs turn into a writhing snake. This is too much for the sheriff and he turns him loose. They find the trail of the bandits and follow them to the water's edge. The sheriff's party return to the rube and decide to take him. The rube takes off his disguise and stands forth, Detective Duck. The sheriff gives him the ha-ha, but his tune changes when Duck opens the grip and the ore begins tumbling out. He is forced to acknowledge the mightiness of Duck. Far out on the seas Baffles opens the box and finds a pair of oars with a sarcastic note from Duck. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Gale Henry Lady Baffles Lady Baffles See fewer	Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in Kidnapping the King's Kids (1915)
Max Asher Detective Duck Detective Duck See fewer	Rip Van Winkle (1921)
Billy Franey Chief of Police (as William Franey) Chief of Police (as William Franey) See fewer	When Damon Fell for Pythias (1917)
Lillian Peacock Nellie Nellie See fewer	Hiram's Inheritance (1915)
Milburn Morante Two Faced Bill Two Faced Bill See fewer	Chasing Trouble (1926)