Director
Buster Keaton
Screenplay
Clyde Bruckman, Jean Havez, Joseph Mitchell
Cinematography
Byron Houck, Elgin Lessley
Editing
Buster Keaton
Producer
Buster Keaton, Joseph M. Schenck
Production
Buster Keaton Productions [US]
Cast
Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, Erwin Connelly, Ward Crane, Jane Connelly
Synopsis
An usher from a modest cinema dreams of becoming a great detective. One night, as he falls asleep, he dreams that he becomes part of the movie projected in the theatre. In this dream, he transforms into the detective Sherlock Jr. and is tasked with solving the theft of valuable pearls.
Format
DCP, B&W
World Sales-Distribution
MK2 Films
Filmography
Buster Keaton
USA (1895-1966)
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
1926 THE GENERAL
1926 BATTLING BUTLER
1925 SEVEN CHANCES
1924 THE NAVIGATOR
1924 SHERLOCK JR.
USA (1895-1966)
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
1926 THE GENERAL
1926 BATTLING BUTLER
1925 SEVEN CHANCES
1924 THE NAVIGATOR
1924 SHERLOCK JR.
Festivals
Vienna, Tokyo
Notes
With music by Duke Ellington performed by the GRAN CANARIA BIG BAND under the direction of Chano Gil
Restored Print
Restoration in 2020 by LOBSTER FILMS
Restored Print
Restoration in 2020 by LOBSTER FILMS
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