The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance (1913) watch online HD

Another picture in the Lambert Chase series which places the sleuth wisdom of the great detective on a high pedestal. In fact, the way the character is handled in this story is its only drawback; its climax, in which the detective pops up out of the box and covers the conspirators, made the audience laugh with relish. It wasn't a critical audience, either; quite the reverse. Aside from this one character, who spoils every scene he appears in, but doesn't spoil the whole offering, the picture is first class. It deals with the theft of some international state secrets from the office of the French Ambassador in Washington (which is shown entertainingly), and with their recovery by the famous detective (which won't convince the majority who know a good deal about the way sleuths act in books). It is perfectly photographed. Maurice Costello produced the picture, and plays the detective; Charles Eldridge plays the Ambassador; Earle Williams the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and R. Gaillord, the thief. B.R. Brooker wrote the script. - The Moving Picture World, January 25, 1913