Sherlock Jr (1924)
Directed by: Buster Keaton
Starring: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Ward Krane
Length: 44 min
#62 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs
A really short movie, on the line of being a movie and a "short". But, it's a classic.
In this movie, Keaton plays a movie projectionist that falls for a girl who he does not think he has a chance with. He also thinks of himself as an amatuer detective. He also competes with another man for the woman's love. When the other man sets him up for stealing the woman's father's watch, the family turns him away.
He then goes into a daydream-sequence while at work. In his dream, he is a world class detective called Sherlock Jr.
This movie definetly is a classic and was hilarious. As with Keaton's previous movie, I was laughing almost throughout the enitre movie. I am quickly becoming a huge fan of Buster Keaton.
Entertainment Rating: 8/10
Historical Rating: 8/10