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Edgar, the Detective

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Edgar buys a badge and a book of instructions and starts to learn the detective business. When he and his chum accompany his uncle's hired hand and his girl to town on a load of hay, and learn that a stop at the minister's means a marriage and not a murder, the two boys are sadly disappointed.

DirectorPaul Bern
WriterBooth Tarkington

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Cast · Directed by Paul Bern

EJEdward Peil Jr.
Edward Peil Jr.
Edgar Pomeroy
LRLucille Ricksen
Lucille Ricksen
Alice Littlefield
BMBuddy Messinger
Buddy Messinger
Freddie Littlefield
NCNick Cogley
Nick Cogley
JCJohn Cossar
John Cossar
CC
Cordelia Callahan
MD
Marie Dunn
KE
Kenneth Earl
LH
Lucretia Harris
VM
Virginia Madison
FM
Frederick Moore
ET
Edouard Trebaol

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Edgar, the Detective isn't streaming anywhere in Australia yet.

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No, Edgar, the Detective is not on Netflix in Australia as of September 2026.

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Edgar, the Detective isn't streaming in Australia yet, so there's no way to watch it free at the moment.

What is the OTT release date for Edgar, the Detective?

Edgar, the Detective hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around May 20, 1921. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.