Sherlock Jr. (1924) is a masterpiece. 

so glad people are still appreciating his work

Keaton seriously is one of the greatest of all time.

In my 2010 blog post on Christopher Nolan's "Inception," I wrote, "Buster Keaton’s 'Sherlock, Jr.' remains my all-time favorite dream movie - how a man with a reputation as a comedian could make a film in 1924, with only the most primitive effects technology available, that threaded the balance between reality and dreams so much more effectively than this one is a mystery - but then Keaton, for all the stoicism with which he viewed the world (that strange childhood of his, which involved his parents including him in their vaudeville act and flinging him about the stage as 'The Human Mop,' gave him an even more cynical view of the world and the possibility of happiness than Chaplin’s almost as bizarre one, with his dad deserting the family, his mom going crazy and his older brother Sidney essentially becoming his single parent), had a heart and wasn’t afraid to show it."

Thank you. I've just recently discovered Buster Keaton and you're right: 2 kinds of people, those who love Buster and those who haven't discovered him yet.

Luv, luv, luv Buster Keaton. I've seen almost everything he made. Such an important guy. Just as important as Charlie Chaplin. I wonder why he's not as popularly known as Chaplin? I loved him in "Sunset Boulevard" as an older man. His facial expressions were just as funny as they always were. I love your analysis and narrative. Great job! I'm going to go and rewatch Sherlock Jr. now and will probably go down the Buster Keaton rabbit hole again.

Sherlock Jr was and still is an amazing film.

Here you cited two important and precious people to me: François Truffaut and Buster Keaton. Thank you for this shared moment and i am glad to add you in my fav

More silent video essays please! love it

He was .i have great respect for lloyd and chaplin,but his physical style sets him above the rest.

Now I have to watch this movie. They should have this movie in select theaters for the 100th anniversary.

Wonderful review of a great film and a world class artist. I hope you are able to build your subscriber list because you obviously have a lot for us to learn from.

Truly excellent job on this vid!! Chaplin gave him his nick-name after he fell down a staircase, saying "That was a real buster!"

Great presentation. Thank you!

Great video, I watched Sherlock Jr a long time ago and liked it, but didn't really see why it's considered in the same league as a lot of the other films in the Sight and Sound top 100. I'm gonna rewatch it soon now, and probably The General too.

Superb video essay!

What a lovely essay! The International Buster Keaton Society brought me here and I'm glad that they did. Thank you for spreading the word about Buster Keaton! Sherlock Jr. is also one of my favourite Keaton pictures.

Great video! Subscribed!

amazing video and great analysis !

how sad he is still so unappreciated

"We could die!" Imagine people not being concerned with a silly little thing such as death before labor laws. That's cray cray.

I totally agree with you.

GOAT.

Penultimate, one below the ultimate. Have you seen him on Candid Camera? Great.

first, huge fan of the channel

it's not just comedy. it's humanity. t y

BANGER ALERT

"side-splitting"? Where???

My reaction to a new video

...does anyone seriously doubt that if it hadn't been made clearly illegal employers would have risking your life be a job requirement? I'm frankly glad the OSHA of the day was proactive.

Ya had to go and get Political didn't ya? And you were doing so good.