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Plot:
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 girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
Tags:
pickpocket,
amateur detective,
slapstick comedy,
jungle,
black and white,
motorcycle,
false accusations,
silent film,
projectionist,
booby trap,
handkerchief,
magnifying glass,
railyard,
banana peel,
pearls,
Buster Keaton Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
Joe Keaton Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen
Erwin Connelly Hired Man / Butler
Ward Crane Sheik / Villain
Doris Deane Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema (uncredited)
Clyde Bruckman Screenplay
Joseph M. Schenck Producer
Clare West Costume Design
Byron Houck Director of Photography
Elgin Lessley Director of Photography
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