Stronger than Sherlock Holmes

Stronger than Sherlock Holmes

6 mins | Comedy, Action | Oct. 15, 1913

A bourgeois gentleman gets excited reading about cops and robbers on the newspaper. His wife, bored by his comments, falls asleep and right after, with the help of the warmth of the living room, he falls asleep too. Then, the shadow of an escaping robber comes to life from the newspaper. Suddenly the dreamer wakes up wearing the cop uniform and starts chasing him.

Stronger than Sherlock Holmes

6 mins | Comedy, Action | Oct. 15, 1913

Stronger than Sherlock Holmes
A bourgeois gentleman gets excited reading about cops and robbers on the newspaper. His wife, bored by his comments, falls asleep and right after, with the help of the warmth of the living room, he falls asleep too. Then, the shadow of an escaping robber comes to life from the newspaper. Suddenly the dreamer wakes up wearing the cop uniform and starts chasing him.
Producers Itala Film
Original title Più forte che Sherlock Holmes
Directors Giovanni Pastrone
Writers

Cast

Domenico Gambino

as Saltarelli

Emilio Vardannes

as Totò Travetti