Sherlock Jr.

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Sherlock Jr. is a 1924 silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, celebrated for its innovative special effects and inventive, self-referential storytelling about a projectionist who dreams himself into a movie.

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instanceOf silent comedy film
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Byron Houck NERFINISHED
Elgin Lessley NERFINISHED
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
distributor Metro Pictures NERFINISHED
Metro-Goldwyn NERFINISHED
editedBy Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
filmingLocation California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles
genre comedy film
silent film
slapstick comedy
hasFilmMovement classical Hollywood cinema
hasMainCharacter amateur detective
projectionist
hasScene character enters the film screen
rapid location changes via match cuts
intertitlesLanguage English
narrativeDevice dream sequence
film within a film
notableFor early use of meta-cinema
innovative special effects
self-referential storytelling
surreal visual gags
originalLanguage Silent film
producer Joseph M. Schenck NERFINISHED
productionCompany Buster Keaton Productions NERFINISHED
recognizedAs classic of silent cinema
landmark in film special effects
releaseDate 1924-04-21
releaseYear 1924
runtimeMinutes 45
setInPeriod 1920s
sound silent with intertitles
starring Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
Erwin Connelly NERFINISHED
Ford West NERFINISHED
Jane Connelly NERFINISHED
Joe Keaton NERFINISHED
Kathryn McGuire NERFINISHED
Ward Crane NERFINISHED
writer Clyde Bruckman NERFINISHED
Jean Havez NERFINISHED
Joseph A. Mitchell NERFINISHED

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