"Every inch of footage holds such a laugh!"
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
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The people behind it
Buster Keaton
Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
Kathryn McGuire
The Girl
Joe Keaton
The Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen
Erwin Connelly
The Hired Man / The Butler
Ward Crane
The Local Sheik / The Villain
Doris Deane
Girl Who Loses Dollar Outside Cinema (uncredited)
Christine Francis
Candy Store Girl (uncredited)
George Davis
Conspirator (uncredited)
Kewpie Morgan
Steve Murphy
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