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Actors: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, Ward Crane
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Sherlock, Jr. |
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This 1924 silent classic is not as well known as it should be. Keaton plays a young man who works as a projectionist and janitor in the local movie theater. (He's also reading a book about how to become a detective.) Wrongly accused of theft -- his romantic rival stole a pocket watch from his girlfriend's house and pawned it, then framed Keaton so her father sends him away in disgrace -- he returns to his job and falls asleep during a screening. He dreams of stepping into the movie and becoming a great detective on the trail of stolen pearls. Not only do all the other real people in his life turn up in the film, but he performs feats of detection and athletic skill: the film concludes with a thrilling chase in which Keaton rides a motorcyle's handlebars, not knowing the driver has fallen off, and some split-second stunts. Both the stunts and the special effects were decades ahead of their time. Hugely entertaining!
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Sherlock, Jr. |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals stealing from honest people
Kind of comedy
- bungling cops/detectives
- physical comedy
How much humor v. drama
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- moving train
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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