Sherlock Jr.

Runtime
45mins
Directed by
Buster Keaton
Featuring
Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton
Body

Before the film, Museum of Science Senior Educator Jeannine Madrid will talk about the science of optical illusions and movie magic.

Buster Keaton plays a movie projectionist who daydreams himself into the movies he is showing and merges with the figures and the backgrounds on the screen. While dreaming he is Conan Doyle's master detective, he snoops out brilliant discoveries.

Recommended for ages 7+.

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