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Sherlock Jr.

"Every inch of footage holds such a laugh!"

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NR 1924 · 45m
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Starring Buster Keaton · Kathryn McGuire · Joe Keaton
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A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

Theatrical
Apr 21, 1924
Director
Buster Keaton
Writers
Clyde Bruckman, Jean C. Havez, Joseph A. Mitchell
Producers
Buster Keaton, Joseph M. Schenck
Studio
Metro Pictures Corporation, Buster Keaton Productions
Keywords
amateur detective pickpocket slapstick comedy jungle black and white motorcycle false accusations silent film projectionist booby trap handkerchief magnifying glass railyard banana peel pearls farce admiring bold empathetic powerful sympathetic
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Cast

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B
Buster Keaton
Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
K
Kathryn McGuire
The Girl
J
Joe Keaton
The Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen
E
Erwin Connelly
The Hired Man / The Butler
W
Ward Crane
The Local Sheik / The Villain
D
Doris Deane
Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema (uncredited)
G
George Davis
Conspirator (uncredited)
K
Kewpie Morgan
Conspirator (uncredited)
S
Steve Murphy
Conspirator (uncredited)
J
John Patrick
Conspirator (uncredited)
B
Betsy Ann Hisle
Little Girl (uncredited)
F
Ford West
Theatre Manager / Gillette (uncredited)
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