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The Apartment House Mystery (1915)
Short | Short, Mystery

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The Apartment House Mystery (1915)

Short | Short, Mystery

Appointed Special Investigator as the result of her work in rounding up a band of counterfeiters, Ruth finds herself called upon to solve the mystery surrounding the death of a man found on the roof of the Heywood Apartments. The girl ...See moreAppointed Special Investigator as the result of her work in rounding up a band of counterfeiters, Ruth finds herself called upon to solve the mystery surrounding the death of a man found on the roof of the Heywood Apartments. The girl detective soon learns that the dead man is Rodger Hastings. A button attached to a piece of cloth clutched in the dead man's hand furnishes the first clue. While interviewing Mrs. Hastings, Ruth discovers a sprayer filled with brandy on Hastings' dresser. Later, while interviewing Warren, who lives in the Heywood Apartments, she sees a similar sprayer on the man's buffet. Clever work by Ruth results in the discovery that Warren is conducting a gambling joint in his apartment. A raid follows. Warren is arrested. The girl detective finds a coat in the man's apartment which the cloth and the button she had taken from Hastings' hand match. Breaking down, Warren confesses that the man had died in his apartment of an attack of heart disease. This was caused by a drug habit formed shortly after Hastings became a habitué of the gambling joint. Fearing less his wife discover his weakness, Hastings sprayed himself with whiskey to make it appear that he was drunk. The man died while begging Warren for some of the drug. In falling, he seized the gambler's coat button, tearing it loose. Fearing lest he be accused of murder, Warren carried the body to the roof. Satisfied with the result of her work, the girl detective returns to Police Headquarters. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Ruth Roland Ruth, the Girl Detective Ruth, the Girl Detective See fewer	The Haunted Valley (1923)
R. Henry Grey Rodger Hastings (as Robert Gray) Rodger Hastings (as Robert Gray) See fewer	Twin Kiddies (1917)
Cleo Ridgely Mrs. Rodger Hastings Mrs. Rodger Hastings See fewer	The Victory of Conscience (1916)
Thomas G. Lingham George Warren (as Thomas Lingham) George Warren (as Thomas Lingham) See fewer	The Lone Star Ranger (1923)
Paul Hurst Thompson Thompson See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Edward Clisbee Chief of Police Harding Chief of Police Harding See fewer	The Boer War (1914)
William H. West Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) See fewer	The Fatal Opal (1914)