Among the Counterfeiters
Thomas Carrigan plays Nick Carter, the detective hero of many a Dime Novel -- on temporary suspension since publisher Street and Smith had gone in for the new pulp line of DETECTIVE STORIES; Nick wouldn't receive the first of at least three revivals until 1924. In the meantime, there was enough nostalgia to make the producers of this series of short features -- about 30 minutes each -- think him a viable movie hero.Maybe, but this wasn't a movie to do it in. When Nick decides to help an old actor dragged off to jail for passing forged money, he winds up in the right place at the right time, and is promptly captured by the bad guys. While he sits aorund, smoking cigars, his girl assistant does all the footwork and leads the police to his capture. The story is largely advanced by means of the titles, although there are a couple of fights -- the first one looks good, but the second is silly.
