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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sherlock Jr. canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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| director | Buster Keaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Metro Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Buster Keaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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silent film ⓘ slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| hasFilmMovement | classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
amateur detective
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projectionist ⓘ |
| hasScene |
character enters the film screen
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rapid location changes via match cuts ⓘ |
| intertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
dream sequence
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film within a film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of meta-cinema
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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
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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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