Sherlock Jr.
Turkish title: Sherlock Jr.
“Every inch of footage holds such a laugh!”
1924 · 45 min
Directed by 
Buster Keaton
Buster KeatonCast
Buster Keaton 
Kathryn McGuire 
Joe Keaton Ward Crane
Plot
A film projectionist who dreams of being a detective falls asleep and walks into the film he is showing.
Sinekatalog’s take
A film projectionist dreams himself into the movie he is screening. Keaton's short feature is full of dazzling trick effects and stunts, and it is a smart early comment on cinema itself.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.1 / 10 (67,267 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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