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Nebs
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 Sherlock, Jr. Sherlock, Jr. Quote: Sherlock, Jr. (1924) is an American comedy silent film starring and directed by Buster Keaton and written by Clyde Bruckman, Jean Havez and Joseph A. Mitchell. It features Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton and Ward Crane.
In 1991, Sherlock, Jr. was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant," and on June 14, 2000 the American Film Institute, as part of its AFI 100 Years... series, ranked the film as #62 in the list of the funniest films of all time (AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs).
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trixster
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Re: Sherlock Jr. It's mostly slapstick, but it made me laugh and it's got some fairly innovative camera tricks. Along with Keaton's physical acrobatics, there's an impressive use of editing + cinematography, which adds to the tricks on display. But the story is lacking. I guess since it's only 45 minutes or so, some excuses have to be made, but the narrative is basically only the main character fantasizing about saving the day, while his girlfriend does all the work. Kinda weak. But still, I laughed.
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
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Re: Sherlock Jr. Yeah, the narrative is weak, but this is hardly about narrative!
A great, landmark silent comedy, one I've seen at least 10 times, and perfect evidence to prove that Buster Keaton was a filmmaker working at least 50 years ahead of his time.
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