Sherlock Jr.

Sherlock Jr.

  • Director: Buster Keaton
  • Writer: Jean C. Havez,Joseph A. Mitchell,Clyde Bruckman
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: None, English
  • Release date: May 11, 1924
  • Sound mix: Silent
  • Aspect ratio: 1.33 : 1
  • Also known as: The Misfit
  • "Sherlock jr." Is The Great Stone Face directed the action comedy, starring The Great Stone Face, on April 21, 1924 release in the United States.
    The film tells the story of a young film projectionist who was framed by a rival in love. When he had no alternative, he walked into the screen in a dream and turned into a detective to arrest a rival criminal   .

    Details

    • Release date May 11, 1924
    • Filming locations 3630 Pasadena Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies Buster Keaton Productions

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $977,375

    Movie reviews

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    • By Kole 2022-12-20 05:20:50

      daily practice

        Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr, 1924. The story of the film tells the story of a cinema projectionist who dreams of becoming a detective. In order to pursue the girl he likes, the price of a one-dollar gift is changed to four yuan, but the result is self-defeating and he is framed as a thief. Lost, he entered the movie being shown in a dream and transformed into a clever and capable detective "Sherlock Holmes II". All the way, he turned evil into good fortune, solved the case and brought the...

    • By Nikolas 2022-12-19 15:20:16

      I'm in love with Keaton! ! !

      Can't stop laughing hahaha.

      I feel that Keaton is different from Chaplin. Chaplin's mustache covered his face, so he couldn't see the facial expressions clearly. He mainly expressed the feeling of comedy through actions; Keaton could see the facial expressions clearly, most Time seems to have a straight face and can actually see some emotions, because the bottom of the facial expression is expressionless, so many subtle expressions are very obvious, and...

    • By Ola 2022-11-01 17:44:28

      At that time, it was a hundred years of "sticking to it"

      Looking back at these works a hundred years ago, and comparing them with the present, one cannot help but wonder: in the past century, what film art has done in addition to the progress brought about by technology. The plot that framed that sketch was very cleverly designed and gripping. The interspersed narrative of dreams and reality has become so mature: the realization of ideals in dreams, the absurdity, the powerlessness of reality and the "cruelty" of fate, and the "righteousness" of...

    • By Keshaun 2022-10-26 11:40:25

      After watching "Sherlock Holmes II"

      "People say I'm like Chaplin, and that's a complete misunderstanding," Keaton said. "Chaplin had a wanderlust philosophy, and I'm a laborer of integrity." Buster Keaton wrote, directed, and starred The movie Sherlock Holmes II was released in 1924. The rich imagination and smooth editing of this film are even far beyond some of today's films. The number of long shots is amazing, reality and dream are intertwined, and the "play within a play" sequence where the protagonist walks into the...

    • By Johnny 2022-10-06 21:47:33

      Into the detective's dream

      After Conan Doyle launched the Sherlock Holmes series, children in Europe and America aspired to become detectives, just as Chinese children longed to become knights after being immersed in martial arts. The world-famous Buster Keaton holds a book "How to Be a Detective" all day long.

      In fact, Keaton can't be a detective because he's a total "hard-faced comedian."

      He had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a name for himself in the film "Sherlock Holmes II". The future...

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    • By Ericka 2023-09-27 02:28:30

      "Fast Pursuit 2" opened with a special tribute to the original film. After blending into the dream, the transition of different scenes, the wonderful action design and the chase scenes are astonishing. However, while praising the innovative spirit of the predecessors, please do not deliberately depreciate or even deny the efforts of the later generations. Instead, we should be gratified that some people are willing to risk their lives to continue the miracles of the predecessors. "Jackie Chan's...

    • By Assunta 2023-09-20 16:56:07

      It's hard to imagine how such special effects were made in the 1920s. . As expected of Master...

    • By Sylvia 2023-09-12 05:57:17

      "Don't try to do two things at the same time and expect to do both well." Short and brilliant. Regardless of creativity, theme or technique, it is a well-deserved work of genius. Keaton may not be as socially and politically concerned as Chaplin, and he doesn't have a very impressive look. His expressions of love are always so clumsy and shy, but this does not prevent him from writing human beings in a timeless film language. Common emotions, become a generation of comedy...

    • By Dianna 2023-08-22 11:55:36

      Don't think about giving five stars. Keaton, who is also a comedy, has the same talent as Chaplin. They are the two banners of the twentieth century, distinct and unique. The film is flawlessly crafted and edited, coupled with unparalleled acting talent, it's fantastic. It was a blessing for the film industry to have such shooting in the 1920s. It's been a long time since I've played five stars, I feel a little hand-made...

    • By Filomena 2023-08-17 16:50:54

      Dreams and reality are the same inside and outside the play. Subtle similarity clips. Sophisticated action design and scene scheduling. The black and white silent film of 1924 is simply breathtaking and imaginative. In front of the spiritual Keaton, Chaplin seemed completely dull and...

    Movie plot

    A country theater film projectionist ( The Great Stone Face ) likes to read detective books and often imagines that he is a great detective like Sherlock Holmes. One day, he lied about four yuan worth of chocolate candies to his girlfriend ( played by Kathryn McGuire ) , but he was framed by his rival, saying that he had stolen someone else’s watch and used it to buy chocolates. Believing the slander, his girlfriend drove the...
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    As a short film of more than forty minutes, the film is relaxed and compact enough, has a comical style, has constant misunderstandings, and is full of physical and funny situations. Its most prominent feature is the dramatic use of the plot in the play, allowing the film to gallop in a similar world exaggeratedly, achieving two levels of fulfillment in life-the protagonist has a happy ending in his dream, as well as the reality in the...
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    Movie quotes

    • Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema: I lost a dollar. Did you find it?

      Projectionist: [points to the trash pile] In there?

      Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema: Yes, did you?

      Projectionist: [nods reluctantly, pulls it out] Describe it.

      Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema: [gestures] This long.

      [Buster checks it]

      Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema: This wide.

      [he checks again, she makes a bird with her hands, he checks and hands it over]

    • The sheik: [to Sherlock Jr. about a man locked in a tight cage] That's a detective. When he's dead I'll put you in there.

    • Projectionist: [as Sherlock Jr., riding on the handlebars of a motorcycle, unaware the driver fell off] Be careful or one of us will get hurt.