Sherlock Jr. poster
Director Buster Keaton
Screenplay Clyde Bruckman

Sherlock Jr.

Tagline: Every inch of footage holds such a laugh!

Release Date: 1924-04-17

Duration: 45 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Buster Keaton
    Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
  • George Davis
    Conspirator (uncredited)
  • Kathryn McGuire
    Girl
  • Joe Keaton
    Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen
  • Ward Crane
    Sheik / Villain
  • Steve Murphy
    Conspirator (uncredited)
  • Erwin Connelly
    Hired Man / Butler
  • Doris Deane
    Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema (uncredited)
  • Betsy Ann Hisle
    Little Girl (uncredited)
  • John Patrick
    Conspirator (uncredited)