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Sherlock Jr.   (U)   44 mins

In Buster Keaton's third feature under his own steam, made in 1924, he plays a cinema projectionist framed for theft by a jealous love rival, who daydreams himself into life as a daring detective.  "In an unforgettable sequence, Buster (actually fallen asleep beside the projector) forces his way onto the screen and into the movie he is projecting, only to find himself beset by perils and predicaments as the action around him changes in rapid montage.  The timing is incredible (a technical marvel, in fact); even more so in the great chase sequence, a veritable cascade of unbelievably complex gags."  Time Out

"Keaton keeps us in stitches with his brilliant physical comedy and does so using a complex narrative structure that intertwines dreams and reality, putting cinema somewhere between the two."  Apollo Movie Guide

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Last modified: 20-Jun-2008

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