Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1924-04-17) |
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| Awards: | 2 wins total |
| BoxOffice: | $977,375 |
| Screen: | Jean C. Havez, Joseph A. Mitchell, Clyde Bruckman |
| Productions: | Metro Pictures Corporation |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | No Language |
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Casts
- 8635: Buster Keaton - Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
- 14920: Kathryn McGuire - Girl
- 10530: Joe Keaton - Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen
- 14921: Erwin Connelly - Hired Man / Butler
- 14922: Ward Crane - Sheik / Villain
- 1263235: Doris Deane - Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema (uncredited)
- 1616867: Christine Francis - Candy Store Girl (uncredited)
Crews
- 8635: Buster Keaton - Director - Directing
- 8635: Buster Keaton - Producer - Production
- 10517: Clyde Bruckman - Screenplay - Writing
- 10520: Joseph M. Schenck - Producer - Production
- 8826: Clare West - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 14916: Byron Houck - Director of Photography - Camera
- 10522: Elgin Lessley - Director of Photography - Camera
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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 ....
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