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Sherlock Jr.

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8.1/10 • 1K

1924-04-170h 45m

ActionComedyMystery

Every inch of footage holds such a laugh!

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

Directors
Buster Keaton
Editors
Buster Keaton

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  1. Buster Keaton

    Buster Keaton

    Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.

  2. Kathryn McGuire

    Kathryn McGuire

    Girl

  3. Joe Keaton

    Joe Keaton

    Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen

  4. Erwin Connelly

    Erwin Connelly

    Hired Man / Butler

  5. Ward Crane

    Ward Crane

    Sheik / Villain

  6. Doris Deane

    Doris Deane

    Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema (uncredited)

  7. Christine Francis

    Christine Francis

    Candy Store Girl (uncredited)

  8. George Davis

    George Davis

    Conspirator (uncredited)

  9. Kewpie Morgan

    Kewpie Morgan

    Conspirator (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

Jun 6, 2022

7/10

What a superbly intricate piece of comedic cinema this is. Keaton is a down-at-heel cinema projectionist who fancies himself as a budding "Sherlock Holmes". When a love-rival manages to frame him for pinching his (rather fickle) girlfriend's father's watch his life seems to have lost all purpose... Only when he returns to his cinema and runs that evening's movie does he doze off and dream his way into the film - this time as a brilliant detective calmly dealing with poison, explosives and dastardly cunning plots as he effortlessly solves the crime - some stolen pearls - and gets the girl! The story flows perfectly; the timing precise, the illusions almost circus-like but sophisticatedly so; no slapstick swinging planks and 8-foot puddles; just some intelligent humour and the odd, clever, use of special effects that create some sympathy for the initially rather pathetic hero! As much as to the imagery, this owes much to the score which the Club Foot Orchestra deliver setting a great pace for the shenanigans on screen.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
pickpocketamateur detectiveslapstick comedyjungleblack and whitemotorcyclefalse accusationssilent filmprojectionistbooby traphandkerchiefmagnifying glassrailyardbanana peelpearls