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Sherlock Jr.
“Every inch of footage holds such a laugh!”
1924·45min·🇺🇸
ActionComedyMystery
8.1/ 1065,663 votes
Direction
Cinematography
Cast
Buster Keaton
Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
Kathryn McGuire
Girl
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 Cinema (uncredited)
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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)
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Ford West
Theatre Manager / Gillette (uncredited)
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.
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