"Sherlock Jr." is a story about a moving picture operator who fancies himself amateur "detective" who is set on winning the heart of a woman who doesn't know that the man who is courting her is a lying, cheating, scoundrel. Buster Keaton plays the "detective" who has no luck solving the case of the missing pearl necklace, he tries to uncover the mystery of the Cad and why everything is going missing, but he eventually catches "The Cad" in the act, but all the evidence seems to pin him to the crimes he tries to solve. The Girl in question, is stunned to find out that all the evidence stacks up against the amateur "detective" because of his sweet disposition. The girl soon finds out that the suitor that has been courting her is really a mischievous, conniving individual and that she should have believed the detective with the nice disposition.
I believe this film - which was completely silent, captured the essence of Buster Keaton's comedy. It was very physical and very entertaining. But I believe it had a good moral to the story, don't always trust anyone just because they perceive themselves as something society wants to see. They could surprise you and it's not always a good surprise.
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