Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Today isnt just a day to nurse your hangover from new years eveits also a day to celebrate the public domain. This article needs additional citations for verification. A projectionist leads a very boring life, and has always had a great interest in detective films.
Buster is a movie projectionist frustrated in love because the object of his affections kathryn mcguire is attracted to a dishonest rival ward crane. Buster keaton stays calm under pressure as he flees villains and gets an unexpected assist from his reallife boss and fantasyassistant ford west in sherlock jr. Buster keatons mastery of physical comedy reached its zenith with this exercise in surrealism that is pure joy from beginning to end. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. Buster keaton in the goat 1921 colorized silent movie color colour duration.
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriends fathers pocketwatch. The only problem is that he has been framed for the theft. A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival. The cameraman was keatons first film with metrogoldwynmayer. The most popular sherlock holmes movies were those with basil rathbone playing the lead and nigel bruce as. With buster keaton, kathryn mcguire, joe keaton, erwin connelly. Buster keaton kathryn mcguire ward crane 1924 after a day of playing amateur sleuth, a movie projectionist projects himself into a film to solve a case. The young man decides that he is going to be one for real when his girlfriends fathers watch is stolen. It tells the story of the boy, played by keaton, a lowly cinema projectionist who dreams of becoming a famous. The most popular sherlock holmes movies were those with basil rathbone playing the lead and nigel bruce as the everfaithful doctor watson. This kino bluray release of three ages is packaged with sherlock jr. Desperate to clear his name, the projectionist dreams of being the great sherlock jr.
Read this faq about determining if something is pd. As well as a bounty of supplemental material, the boxset also comes with a 60page book featuring new and archival writing about keatons work, together with rarely seen photographs and lots more. It features kathryn mcguire, joe keaton and ward crane. Legal mentions according to what is established in the rgpd regulation eu 2016679, we provide you with the detailed data protection information. Full movie in hd visit a film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills.
Theres so much packed into 44 minutes, its hard to believe that theres a movie within a movie and a love story and a frameup and it all ties together and makes perfect sense with just the occasional pithy caption. We let you watch movies online without having to register or paying, with over 0 movies and tvseries. Buster keaton, kathryn mcguire, joe keaton, erwin connelly, ward crane, doris deane. Sherlock jr is a film from the middle to late era of silent film, with keaton both starring in and directing the feature. It features kathryn mcguire, joe keaton and ward crane in 1991, sherlock jr. A projectionist is studying to be a detective and is in love with a young lady. Movies, books, music, and more from 1924 are all entering the public domain today, meaning that youre free to download, upload, and share these titles however you see fit. Buster keaton, usa 1924 german edition lasic, josip on. Jan 21, 20 one film which stands up to critical rediscovery one of keatons most celebrated. In 1991 the film was selected for preservation in the national film registry as being deemed culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. Many silent film fans find the score for the video release of sherlock jr. Written by clyde bruckman, jean havez and joseph a. This 1924 buster keaton film is an oddity longer than the average comedy short but not long enough to be a feature film, its an affectionate parody of the 1922 john barrymore film sherlock holmes, with buster playing a movie projectionist and wouldbe sleuth. The following is an overview of 1924 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
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