
The Kangaroo Detective is a film that exists for one reason: someone had access to a trained kangaroo and a camera. It is not a hidden gem, nor is it a forgotten classic. It is a frantic, often disorganized relic of late-silent era comedy that demonstrates why Gene Cameron never ascended to the heights of Lloyd or Keat...

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"The Kangaroo Detective is a film that exists for one reason: someone had access to a trained kangaroo and a camera. It is not a hidden gem, nor is it a forgotten classic. It is a frantic, often disorganized relic of late-silent era comedy that demonstrates why Gene Cameron never ascended to the heights of Lloyd or Keaton. If you are looking for a cohesive narrative or a clever subversion of detective tropes, you will be disappointed. However, if you want to see a marsupial punch a man in the fac..."


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