Movie · 1924
Sherlock Jr.
“Every inch of footage holds such a laugh!”
Released 17 April 1924 45 min Action / Comedy / Mystery More from 1924 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Joe Keaton
as The Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen
Ford West
as Theatre Manager / Gillette (uncredited)
Steve Murphy
as Conspirator (uncredited)
Erwin Connelly
as The Hired Man / The Butler
Jane Connelly
as The Mother (uncredited)
George Davis
as Conspirator (uncredited)
Ward Crane
as The Local Sheik / The Villain
Kewpie Morgan
as Conspirator (uncredited)
Buster Keaton
as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
John Patrick
as Conspirator (uncredited)
Doris Deane
as Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema (uncredited)
Christine Francis
as Candy Store Girl (uncredited)
Kathryn McGuire
as The Girl
Betsy Ann Hisle
as Little Girl (uncredited)
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The numbers
50years between the oldest and youngest billed
56Joe Keaton — oldest on the call sheet
6Betsy Ann Hisle — youngest billed
33average age of the credited cast