Nach den schönen Blu-ray-Veröffentlichungen von “The General” und “Steamboat Bill Jr.” bringt Kino International / Kino on Video am 16. November 2010 einen weiteren Buster-Keaton-Titel auf den US-Markt. Die Blu-ray-Disc und das “Ultimate 2-Disc Edition”-DVD-Set werden die Filme “Sherlock Junior / Sherlock Jr.” [USA 1924, Buster Keaton] und “Drei Zeitalter / Three Ages” [USA 1923, Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton] enthalten. Erste Infos zu den Discs sind bei amazon.com aufgetaucht.

SHERLOCK JR. – SYNOPSIS
A movie projectionist and janitor (Buster Keaton) who is studying to become a detective is in love with a beautiful girl (Kathryn McGuire). On a date he presents her with chocolates and an engagement ring. However, there is another man who’s also interested in his girl (Ward Crane). One day he is accused of stealing his girlfriend’s father’s watch. He falls asleep on the job and dreams that he is a Sherlock Holmes-type detective, solving the case of who stole a valuable pearl necklace.

THREE AGES – SYNOPSIS
Three plots in three different historical periods prehistoric times, ancient Rome, and modern times (the Roaring Twenties) are intercut to prove the point that men’s love for woman have not significantly changed throughout history. In all three plots, characters played by Buster Keaton and Wallace Beery compete for the attention of the same woman, played by Margaret Leahy.

SHERLOCK JR. – SPECIAL FEATURES

• Music by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround and 2.0 Stereo
• Music by The Club Foot Orchestra
• Vintage jazz score compiled by Jay Ward
• 15 minute documentary on the making of the film
• Audio commentary by historian David Kalat
• Stills gallery.

THREE AGES – SPECIAL FEATURES

• Music arranged and directed by Robert Israel in 2.0 Stereo
• Organ Score by Lee Erwin
• Piano score
• Man’s Genesis (1912): A nine-minute excerpt of the D.W. Griffith prehistoric romance that inspired Keaton’s parody
• Visual essay on the film’s locations by Silent Echoes author John Bengston
• Three Ages re-cut as a trio of stand alone short films