Dial F For Film Podcast
episode 0092 - s is for... sherlock jr. (1924) with aaron lowe
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 1:04:04
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Synopsis
A-Z continues and we are on the letter S! It was supposed to be Shaolin Master Killer, but as you can see it is not. Aaron Lowe from Incredible Two-headed Podcast joins me in talking about the silent classic, celebrating its 99th birthday, Sherlock Jr. (1924), directed by Buster Keaton. If you haven't seen it, I suggest you check it out on Tubi with ads or on YouTube, link provided. It's an early example of stunt work on film. It's really crazy stuff... reckless really. Nevertheless, at just 44 minutes, the film delivers with its dream setting, lending to a unique American cinematic surrealism that works really well with the film's gags. Watch the film, we spend time talking about the various tricks and stunts and it's much better if you've seen what we're talking about. Towards the end of the show we trail off and talk about Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and the now defunct block of late-night programming that included mostly cult and b-movies, TCM Underground. While you listen to this episode give us a fo