Sherlock Jr.
An aspiring sleuth at heart, a film projectionist harnesses his modest talents when a rival frames him for the theft of the pocketwatch owned by his girlfriend's father.
Director(s)
Buster Keaton
Walter C. Reed
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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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The directors of Sherlock Jr. are Buster Keaton and Walter C. Reed.
The cast of Sherlock Jr. includes Joe Keaton as Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen, George Davis as Conspirator (uncredited), Ward Crane as Sheik / Villain, Kathryn McGuire as Girl, Erwin Connelly as Hired Man / Butler, Doris Deane as Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema (uncredited), Christine Francis as Candy Store Girl (uncredited), Kewpie Morgan as Conspirator (uncredited), John Patrick as Conspirator (uncredited), Betsy Ann Hisle as Little Girl (uncredited), Ford West as Theatre Manager / Gillette (uncredited), and Steve Murphy as Conspirator (uncredited).
The duration of Sherlock Jr. is 45 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Sherlock Jr. trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
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Sherlock Jr. was released on 17 Apr 1924.
Sherlock Jr. is listed under Action, Comedy, and Mystery on Fanbiz.
Sherlock Jr. has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 ma..."
