Hemlock Hoax, the Detective

Hemlock Hoax, the Detective is an American short comedy film produced and distributed in 1910 by the Lubin Manufacturing Company.

The silent film features a detective named Hemlock Hoax who tries to solve a murder, which unbeknownst to him is a practical joke being played on him by two young boys.

Hemlock Hoax is a detective who has little respect in the small tropical town where he lives, despite the fact that he thinks he is a better sleuth than Sherlock Holmes.

"[9] Another Moving Picture World reviewer wrote positively of the film, opining "the acting is clever, developing many amusing features as it proceeds.

"[10] A May review in Indiana newspaper The Huntington Herald described the film positively as "a comical detective picture full of exciting situations".

[11] A review in Connecticut newspaper The New London Day lauded the three films, writing that the pictures were "a trio of laugh provokers.