Sherlock Jr. (1924) - (Movie Clip) I Never Thought You'd Make It!

Sherlock Jr. (1924) -- (Movie Clip) Opening, Old Proverb

The opening sequence introduces the title character's real-life persona, his boss (Ford West) and "the girl" (Kathryn McGuire), the premise behind the title still to be revealed, in Buster Keaton's action-fantasy-comedy Sherlock Jr., 1924.

Sherlock Jr. (1924) -- (Movie Clip) Shadow Your Man Closely

Rejected as a thief by the father of now-dejected "Girl" (Kathryn McGuire), the hero (director and star Buster Keaton) follows his mail-order detective's handbook and his suspect (Ward Crane, who in fact framed him) in Sherlock Jr., 1924.

Sherlock Jr. (1924) -- (Movie Clip) The Crime-Crushing Criminologist

Buster Keaton appears in his second role as the title character, in the movie into which he's dreamed himself, and in which his girl and his rival (Kathryn McGuire, Ward Crane), now appear, in the acclaimed silent comedy Sherlock Jr., 1924.

Sherlock Jr. (1924) -- (Movie Clip) Be Careful!

Still immersed in his movie-based dream, the projectionist/hero (director Buster Keaton, as the title character) stays calm under pressure as he flees villains and gets an unexpected assist from his real-life boss and fantasy-assistant (Ford West) in Sherlock Jr., 1924.

Sherlock Jr. (1924) -- (Movie Clip) Hearts And Pearls

Exhausted and frustrated with his amateur detective efforts, the hero dozes off at work in the projection room and dreams himself into a movie called Hearts And Pearls, executing one of director and star Buster Keaton's more transcendent ideas, in Sherlock Jr., 1924.