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Sherlock Jr.

  • 19241924
  • PassedPassed
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
51K
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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
51K
YOUR RATING
    • Buster Keaton
    • Jean C. Havez(story)
    • Joseph A. Mitchell(story)
    • Clyde Bruckman(story)
  • Stars
    • Buster Keaton
    • Kathryn McGuire
    • Joe Keaton
    • Buster Keaton
    • Jean C. Havez(story)
    • Joseph A. Mitchell(story)
    • Clyde Bruckman(story)
  • Stars
    • Buster Keaton
    • Kathryn McGuire
    • Joe Keaton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 350User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
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  • Top rated movie #195
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    Buster Keaton, Steve Murphy, and Ford West in Sherlock Jr. (1924)
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    Buster Keaton, Vladimir Stenberg, and Georgii Stenberg 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)
    • …
      • Buster Keaton
      • 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 reviews350

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    Astounding Creativity
    It's almost impossible to describe the astounding creativity of "Sherlock, Jr". Even for Buster Keaton, this is a tremendous display of comedic and fantasy material. What's so remarkable is not so much any particularly hilarious gag or gags, as the never-ending stream of amazing and entertaining sights - coming faster and faster as the film proceeds - that seem so off-hand and effortlessly inventive, but that must have involved many hours of painstaking work to perfect. The film vs. reality theme is also highly suggestive, and makes this great movie one of the most completely satisfying efforts by Keaton or anyone else.

    The film opens slowly and allows the pace to build gradually. Buster operates the movie projector at a theater, while trying to study on his own to be a detective. He is involved in a real-life mystery that involves his girlfriend's family, and which turns out badly for him. He retreats into the fantasy world of a picture showing at his theater, and from then on you just have to see it to appreciate it. The creative comedy, the technical skill, and the subtly expressed themes are all remarkable.

    This is a great experience not to be missed.
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    • Release date
      • May 11, 1924 (United States)
      • United States
      • None
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 3630 Pasadena Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Buster Keaton Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 45 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Silent

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