A Near Tragedy - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

The trouble starts when the parents of little Herbert Rice leave him and his tiny sister in full possession of the house while they go to a matinee. Sis wants to play "lady" but her mother's new evening gown is so long that it is necessary...See moreThe trouble starts when the parents of little Herbert Rice leave him and his tiny sister in full possession of the house while they go to a matinee. Sis wants to play "lady" but her mother's new evening gown is so long that it is necessary to cut a few feet of the skirt off to make it fit. Rice finds that his father's silk hat and grandmother's glasses make him look like a first class doctor, so it is necessary for Sis to he taken desperately ill so that little Doc Rice can perform an operation. It takes a large bottle of red ink to furnish the requisite amount of blood and when the children hear their parents returning, the bedroom looks like a slaughterhouse. Fearing a whipping, Rice and Sis hides behind the portieres, and their unhappy parents think that they have been murdered. A famous detective backed by the police department finds some wonderful clues and is making a name for himself when the kids appear and solve the most horrible crime. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less