Sherlock Jr. (1924)
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
- Walter C. Reed
- Clyde Bruckman
- Joseph A. Mitchell
- Jean C. Havez
Rating: 8.069/10 by 992 users
Alternative Title:
小私家侦探 - CN
福尔摩斯二世 - CN
Sherlock Holmes jr. - AT
Bancando o Águia - BR
La palla n° 13 - IT
Calma, signori miei! - IT
Buster Keaton - Sherlock Junior - DE
Sherlock Junior - DE
Новият Шерлок Холмс - BG
셜록 2세 - KR
셜록 주니어 - KR
キートンのたんていがくにゅうもん - JP
忍術キートン - JP
にんじゅつキートン - JP
Sherlock Jr - ES
Country:
United States of America
Language:
No Language
Runtime: 00 hour 45 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: pickpocket, amateur detective, slapstick comedy, jungle, black and white, motorcycle, false accusations, silent film, projectionist, booby trap, handkerchief, magnifying glass, railyard, banana peel, pearls
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... Only when he returns to his cinema and runs that evening's movie does he doze off and dream his way into the film - this time as a brilliant detective calmly dealing with poison, explosives and dastardly cunning plots as he effortlessly solves the crime - some stolen pearls - and gets the girl! The story flows perfectly; the timing precise, the illusions almost circus-like but sophisticatedly so; no slapstick swinging planks and 8-foot puddles; just some intelligent humour and the odd, clever, use of special effects that create some sympathy for the initially rather pathetic hero! As much as to the imagery, this owes much to the score which the Club Foot Orchestra deliver setting a great pace for the shenanigans on screen.
