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Sherlock Jr.

Movie
1924
45m
NR
English
Action, Comedy, Mystery
User Score: 
8.3
Critic Score: 
81
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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.
Sherlock Jr Poster

Sherlock Jr.

NR
Movie
1924
45m
English
Action, Comedy, Mystery
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.
Rating
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8.3
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Sherlock Jr. (1924) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
81

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Buster Keaton
Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
Joe Keaton
Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen
Erwin Connelly
Hired Man / Butler
Ward Crane
Sheik / Villain
Doris Deane
Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinem...
Christine Francis
Candy Store Girl (uncredited)
George Davis
Conspirator (uncredited)
Kewpie Morgan
Conspirator (uncredited)
Steve Murphy
Conspirator (uncredited)
John Patrick
Conspirator (uncredited)
Betsy Ann Hisle
Little Girl (uncredited)
Ford West
Theatre Manager / Gillette (uncredi...
Directed By: Buster Keaton
Written By: Clyde Bruckman (Screenplay), Jean C. Havez (Story), + 1 more

Featured Comments/Tips

eldifusor says...
12 years ago
Rewatching this one because it was expiring on Netflix.... I had forgotten this movie had a movie within the movie and some elaborate editing techniques that are used for some very clever comic moments. Also a very bravura shot where we follow Keaton while he barely misses a train running him over while not driving a motorcycle.... Buster did it all here, even his own stunts wich are still a hoot to watch and staged perfectly. Interesting to read that even then Keaton decided to cut this film short because of some early adverse reactions by viewers....
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Whitsbrain says...
10 months ago
A wonderful short film with Buster Keaton as wanna-be detective. There are plenty of laughs, with most of them generated by Keaton's shy, sad little character. There are not as many stunts in this as there are in his later films but there are still a few that are jaw-droppingly amazing. His comic timing is impeccable and this story is heartwarmingly cute. It wasn't intentional, but it looks like this film is 100 years old at the time of my viewing.
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JoeyvanAwesome says...
12 months ago
I’ve watched YouTube videos longer than this, which is a nice change of pace after the 3+ hours movies I’ve watched in the past days. Anyway… Another original and creative movie by Buster Keaton. Silent films are still a bit of a challenge for me, but like this, it’s actually quite fun.
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ux21 says...
4 years ago
With its 24 FPS presentation of the Eureka/Masters Of Cinema BluRay running for just over 45 minutes, you can hardly call this one a full length feature… although i’ve read somewhere that Buster Keaton preferred this flick to be shown at even faster speeds - like 26 or 27 frames per second. Well, i think 24 FPS is already plenty fast for this action-packed wannabe-detective fantasy. Speaking of action, this is - as is the case for much of Keatons best work - an action film as much as a comedy.
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Featured User Reviews

CinemaSerf
2 years ago
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... More
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