A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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	Barry O’Moore (left) and Julian Reed. Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.

Cast: Barry O’Moore (Herbert Yost) [Octavius, the amateur detective], Julian Reed [the butler], Richard Neill [Mr. Randall], Bliss Milford [Mrs. Bertha Randall], Kenneth Lawlor [Dick], Kathleen Coughlin [Mamie], Edith Peters [Kate], John Sturgeon [the burglar], Elsie MacLeod [Grace Randall]

Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a screen story by Frederick Arnold Kummer. / © 1914 by Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated. Released 19 December 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The [?] 12th or 14th? film in the “Octavius — Amateur Detective” series.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the film holdings of Worldview Entertainment (Paul Killiam collection).

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Butlers - Characters: Santa Claus - Criminals: Burglars, Thieves

Listing updated: 19 December 2023.

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

Home video: DVD.