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- Buster KeatonSherlock, Jr./Projectionist
- Kathryn McGuireThe Girl
- Ward CraneThe Sheik/The Villain
- Joe KeatonThe Girl's Father/Man on Film Screen
- Erwin ConnellyThe Hired Man/The Butler
- Kewpie MorganConspirator (uncredited)
- Jane ConnellyThe Mother (uncredited)
- Ford WestTheatre Manager/Gillette (uncredited)
- George DavisConspirator (uncredited)
- Ruth HollyCandy Store Woman (uncredited)
Sherlock Jr. is a 1924 American silent comedy film starring and directed by Buster Keaton and written by Clyde Bruckman, Jean Havez, and Joseph A. Mitchell. It features Kathryn McGuire , Joe Keaton , and Ward Crane .
Sherlock Jr.: Directed by Buster Keaton. With Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, Erwin Connelly. 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.
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- Action, Comedy, Romance
- Buster Keaton
- 1924-05-11
Sherlock Jr. (1924) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The inexpressive-faced Keaton starred as a humble Walter Mitty-type character - a lovelorn film projectionist (and janitor) simply named The Boy who dreamt of becoming a renowned master detective (Sherlock Jr.) and took a correspondence course to study the art of crime-fighting in 10 sessions.
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He has little luck, but in his dreams he is the debonair, renowned detective Sherlock Jr., who faces danger and solves the crime. In real life, the girl solves crimes quickly. — garykmcd. A young man works as a projectionist at a movie theatre but dreams of becoming a famous detective.
Sherlock, Jr., who is both the cleanup man and the projectionist at a local cinema, becomes an amateur detective through a correspondence course and foils the villain who has stolen his sweetheart and her watch. He dreams of success on the screen and awakens to triumph in his romance.
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. Buster Keaton. Director. Clyde Bruckman.