Sherlock Jr. (1924)
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Every inch of footage holds such a laugh!
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.
- Released: 1924-04-17
- Genres: Action, Comedy, Mystery
- Runtime: 45m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10 from 1,210 votes
Directed by Buster Keaton.
Top cast
- Buster Keaton as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
- Kathryn McGuire as The Girl
- Joe Keaton as The Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen
- Erwin Connelly as The Hired Man / The Butler
- Ward Crane as The Local Sheik / The Villain
- Doris Deane as Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema (uncredited)
- Christine Francis as Candy Store Girl (uncredited)
- George Davis as Conspirator (uncredited)
- Kewpie Morgan as Conspirator (uncredited)
- Steve Murphy as Conspirator (uncredited)
Where to watch Sherlock Jr.
- United States: stream on FlixFling, IndieFlix, Kino Film Collection, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel; watch free on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on JustWatch TV, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- India: watch free on JustWatch TV, Plex, Plex Channel
- Canada: stream on FlixFling, Kino Film Collection; watch free on JustWatch TV, Plex; rent on FlixFling; buy on FlixFling
- Australia: watch free on JustWatch TV, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
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