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Sherlock Jr.

  • 19241924
  • PassedPassed
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
49K
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Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr. (1924)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
49K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Buster Keaton
  • Writers
    • Jean C. Havez(story)
    • Joseph A. Mitchell(story)
    • Clyde Bruckman(story)
  • Stars
    • Buster Keaton
    • Kathryn McGuire
    • Joe Keaton
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  • Director
    • Buster Keaton
  • Writers
    • Jean C. Havez(story)
    • Joseph A. Mitchell(story)
    • Clyde Bruckman(story)
  • Stars
    • Buster Keaton
    • Kathryn McGuire
    • Joe Keaton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 346User reviews
    • 78Critic reviews
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  • Top rated movie #194
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Sherlock Jr.

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    Buster Keaton, Steve Murphy, and Ford West in Sherlock Jr. (1924)
    Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr. (1924)
    Buster Keaton and Joe Keaton in Sherlock Jr. (1924)
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    Buster Keaton, SHERLOCK, JR., Metro-Goldwyn, 1924, **I.V.
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    Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr. (1924)
    Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr. (1924)
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    Buster Keaton and Kathryn McGuire in Sherlock Jr. (1924)
    Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr. (1924)
    Buster Keaton and Kathryn McGuire in Sherlock Jr. (1924)

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    Buster Keaton
    Buster Keaton
    • Projectionist…
    Kathryn McGuire
    Kathryn McGuire
    • The Girl
    Joe Keaton
    Joe Keaton
    • The Girl's Father…
    Erwin Connelly
    • The Hired Man…
    Ward Crane
    Ward Crane
    • The Local Sheik…
    Jane Connelly
    • The Mother
    • (uncredited)
    George Davis
    George Davis
    • Conspirator
    • (uncredited)
    Doris Deane
    • Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema
    • (uncredited)
    Christine Francis
    • Candy Store Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Betsy Ann Hisle
    Betsy Ann Hisle
    • Little Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Kewpie Morgan
    Kewpie Morgan
    • Conspirator
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Murphy
    • Conspirator
    • (uncredited)
    John Patrick
    John Patrick
    • Conspirator
    • (uncredited)
    Ford West
    • Theatre Manager
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Director
      • Buster Keaton
    • Writers
      • Jean C. Havez(story)
      • Joseph A. Mitchell(story)
      • Clyde Bruckman(story)
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    • Trivia
      When Buster Keaton is running along the roofs of the moving freight train cars, he comes to the last one and jumps and grabs the tube connected to a water tower. His weight caused the tube to descend and, as it did so, water poured out and washed him on to the track with force, fracturing his neck nearly to the point of breaking it. This footage appears in the released film. Keaton suffered from blinding migraines for years afterwards and was unaware of the reason, until a doctor diagnosed him in the 1930s.
    • Goofs
      After Sherlock Jr. spins the fence around, placing his pursuers behind it, he puts a crossbar across the gate to stop them from coming back. In the next shot, as he leaves the alley, the crossbar is no longer visible on the fence.
    • Quotes

      Projectionist: [as Sherlock Jr., riding on the handlebars of a motorcycle, unaware the driver fell off] Be careful or one of us will get hurt.

    • Alternate versions
      In 1995, Film Preservation Associates, Inc. copyrighted a 45-minute version of this film, with a music score performed by Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks.
    • Connections
      Edited into When Comedy Was King (1960)

    User reviews346

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    8/10
    Anything but Elementary...
    You can only marvel at the craft of Buster Keaton. The choreography and precision in coordinating these stunts and sequences would be astounding and breathtaking whatever period of cinema they came from but more so here as the medium was still in its infancy. For an imagination to conjure up such things, with the practice and patience to perfect them, can genuinely be considered genius. A performance by an absolute legend of silent picture perfection.
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    • Release date
      • May 11, 1924 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • None
    • Also known as
      • The Misfit
    • Filming locations
      • 3630 Pasadena Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Buster Keaton Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $977,375
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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