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Through the silent film Buster Keaton Sherlock Jr.(1924) the filmmaker managed to portray Sherlock Jr's vaudevillist roots by imposing a deadpanning persona centered on burlesque comedy. The protagonist Sherlock Jr did not show any emotional reactions instead he performed actions that would alter laughter to the viewers. These actions would be out of innocence, and his unawareness would result in laughter. For instance, when Sherlock Jr. imitated every movement the culprit of the watch did in order to crack a case. This was a result of him being unaware of the true meaning behind "Shadow the Culprit" in his handbook, and the result of his action caused laughter within the viewers due to the innocence and unawareness of Sherlock Jr. On the

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