Sherlock Jr.
“Every inch of footage holds such a laugh!”
1924•NR•45m•8.0•Released
ActionComedyMystery
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.
Director
Buster Keaton
Writer
Clyde Bruckman
Languages
No Language
Studio
Metro Pictures Corporation
Cast
Buster Keaton
Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
Kathryn McGuire
The Girl
Joe Keaton
The Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen
Erwin Connelly
The Hired Man / The Butler
Ward Crane
The Local Sheik / The Villain
Doris Deane
Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema (uncredited)
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 (uncredited)
Jane Connelly
The Mother (uncredited)
Production
Company
Metro Pictures Corporation
Company
Buster Keaton Productions
Producer
Buster Keaton
Producer
Joseph M. Schenck
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