Mutt and Jeff, SLICK SLEUTHS for their own detective agency, try to catch an elusive thief known as the Phantom. They are not successful.
This short -- available on YouTube in its original black and white -- is a surprisingly well-drawn and imaginative little short, which makes great use of its medium. The backgrounds are well drawn, with shade of gray (not just crude black and white.) The character of the phantom -- one of these ghostly type villains -- allows for a lot of interesting "transforming" that gives the whole short a surreal character that's reminiscent of a Felix the Cat cartoon. Mutt and Jeff themselves don't have a lot of character -- its the outlandish sight gags that drive this one.
Worth finding.