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Genre: Comedy / Fantasy /  more » Awards: 1 win  more » User Ratings: 8.2 (14,777 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: 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.  more »

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Filmmakers: Buster Keaton - Director, Jean Havez¹ - Writer (story), Joe Mitchell¹ - Writer (story), Clyde Bruckman - Writer (story), Byron Houck - Cinematographer, Elgin Lessley - Cinematographer, Club Foot Orchestra - Composer, Roy B. Yokelson - Editor  more »

Complete credited cast (view more cast)		STARmeter™
	Buster Keaton ... Projectionist/Sherlock, Jr.	6,047
	Kathryn McGuire ... The Girl	139,055
	Joe Keaton ... The Girl's Father/Man on film screen	76,442
	Erwin Connelly ... The Hired Man/The Butler	218,273
	Ward Crane ... The Local Sheik/The Villain	167,955