Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr.

A collection of essays about Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr.

Andrew Horton (Edited by)

9780521485661, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 13 June 1997

208 pages, 16 b/w illus.
22.8 x 15 x 1.1 cm, 0.286 kg

Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr focuses on a classic by one of America's greatest silent film geniuses whose films still delight and amaze audiences worldwide. Written specially for this edition, the essays included in this volume examine this film within the context of Keaton's career, and also offer interesting perspectives on its unusual production history, Keaton's vaudeville background and the differing views of 'masculinity' which both celebrate and poke fun at cinema itself, among other topics. Also included is a complete filmography of Keaton's works and contemporary reviews of Sherlock Jr.

List of contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction: 'Think slow, act fast' - Keaton's comic genius Andrew Horton
1. 'This fellow Keaton seems to be the whole show': Buster Keaton, interrupted performance and the Vaudeville aesthetic Henry Jenkins
2. Houdini's protégé: Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr. Peter F. Parshall
3. The detective and the fool: or, the mystery of manhood in Sherlock Jr. Kathleen Rowe Karlyn
4. Passing through the equal sign: fractal mathematics in Sherlock Jr. Michael Goodwin
5. The purple rose of Keaton Dan Georgakas
6. Playing detective: possible solutions to the production mysteries of Sherlock Jr. David B. Pearson
Filmography
Opening reviews of 'Sherlock Jr.', 1924
Select bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Films, cinema [APF]