Action ·Comedy ·Mystery · United States of America · 1924 · 45m

Sherlock Jr.

Sherlock Jr. poster
Director
Buster Keaton
Cast
Buster Keaton as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr. Kathryn McGuire as Girl Joe Keaton as Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen Erwin Connelly as Hired Man / Butler Ward Crane as Sheik / Villain Doris Deane as Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema (uncredited)
Crew
Byron Houck — Director of Photography Elgin Lessley — Director of Photography Buster Keaton — Editor Clyde Bruckman — Screenplay Jean C. Havez — Story Joseph A. Mitchell — Story
Tagline

Every inch of footage holds such a laugh!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Sherlock Jr. — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
pickpocketamateur detectiveslapstick comedyjungleblack and whitemotorcyclefalse accusationssilent filmprojectionistbooby traphandkerchiefmagnifying glass
Key Collaborators
Buster Keaton Director Byron Houck Director of Photography Elgin Lessley Director of Photography Buster Keaton Editor Clyde Bruckman Screenplay Jean C. Havez Story Joseph A. Mitchell Story Buster Keaton Producer Joseph M. Schenck Producer Clare West Costume Design
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