| Release Date: | Apr 1924 |
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| Genres: | Mystery / Fantasy / Crime / Comedy / Action |
| Awards: | 1 win |
| Runtime: | min |
| Cast: | Buster Keaton (Sherlock, Jr.), Kathryn McGuire (The girl), Joe Keaton (Her father), Erwin Connelly (The butler / handyman), Ward Crane (The sheik / villain) Jane Connelly (The mother (uncredited)) George Davis (Conspirator (uncredited)) Doris Deane (Girl who loses dollar outside cinema...) Ruth Holly (Candy store woman (uncredited)) Kewpie Morgan (Conspirator (uncredited)) Steve Murphy (Conspirator (uncredited)) John Patrick (Conspirator (uncredited)) Ford West (Theatre manager / Gillette (uncredited)) |
A projectionist is studying to be a detective and is in love with a young lady. When he proposes her, his rival steals the chain watch of her father and incriminates him. The disappointed young projectionist returns to his job and while projecting the film, he dreams on being the detective of the story. Meanwhile, the girl finds the truth and acquits the guilty of the projectionist to her father.
