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Today, the movie is best remembered for the sequence in which the projectionist's ghostly dream avatar walks into the movie screen, where a series of jump cuts places him in embarrassing and dangerous situations. These scenes may have inspired or influenced Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/ThePurpleRoseOfCairo'' (in which a character from a Depression-era romantic comedy steps off the screen into the real world), the Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger film ''Film/LastActionHero'' (in which a young boy enters an action movie and brings the hero into reality), and the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] short "WesternAnimation/DuckAmuck" (in which WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck is tormented by an animator).
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Today, the movie is best remembered for the sequence in which the projectionist's ghostly dream avatar walks into the movie screen, where a series of jump cuts {{jump cut}}s places him in embarrassing and dangerous situations. These scenes may have inspired or influenced Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/ThePurpleRoseOfCairo'' (in which a character from a Depression-era romantic comedy steps off the screen into the real world), the Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger film ''Film/LastActionHero'' (in which a young boy enters an action movie and brings the hero into reality), and the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] short "WesternAnimation/DuckAmuck" (in which WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck is tormented by an animator).
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* LiteralMinded: "Shadow your man closely."
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* LiteralMinded: One of the tips given by ''How to Be a Detective'' is "Shadow your man closely."closely", which the hero follows by walking right behind the Local Sheik and literally copying his every move.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: While the projectionist was dreaming he was the titular famous, skilled detective, his female love interest had figured who the true thief of her father's watch was and cleared the lead's name. Sadly, the audience only gets to see the beginning and ending of said subplot.
* PinballProjectile: The hero performs amazing trick shots while playing pool with the bad guys in order to '''miss''' (sometimes just barely) the 13 ball.
** And then he actually hits the 13 ball... which doesn't explode, because he's switched it back with the real one.
* PinballProjectile: The hero performs amazing trick shots while playing pool with the bad guys in order to '''miss''' (sometimes just barely) the 13 ball.
** And then he actually hits the 13 ball... which doesn't explode, because he's switched it back with the real one.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: While the projectionist was dreaming he was the titular famous, skilled detective, his female love interest had figured out who the true thief of her father's watch was and cleared the lead's name. Sadly, the audience only gets to see the beginning and ending of said subplot.
* PinballProjectile: The hero performs amazing trick shots while playing pool with the bad guys in order to '''miss''' (sometimes just barely) the 13ball.
**ball. And then he actually hits the 13 ball... which doesn't explode, because he's switched it back with the real one.
* PinballProjectile: The hero performs amazing trick shots while playing pool with the bad guys in order to '''miss''' (sometimes just barely) the 13
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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: The exploding pool ball.
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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: The exploding pool ball.ball is labeled "13".
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* ImprobableAimingSkills: The various trick shots that Buster takes to sink all the other pool balls without ever hitting #13, climaxing in bending another ball around #13 and then causing the cue ball to skip over #13 completely. [[DoingItForTheArt It took Keaton five days of shooting to make all the shots.]]
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* ImprobableAimingSkills: The various trick shots that Buster takes to sink all the other pool balls without ever hitting #13, climaxing in bending another ball around #13 and then causing the cue ball to skip over #13 completely. [[DoingItForTheArt It took Keaton five days of shooting to make all the shots.]]
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* EverythingExceptMostThings: At the third act, the following intertitle is displayed on the screen:
-->By the next day the master mind had completely solved the mystery -- with the exception of locating the pearls and finding the thief.
-->By the next day the master mind had completely solved the mystery -- with the exception of locating the pearls and finding the thief.
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* BananaPeel: causes Keaton to do an enormous pratfall
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* BananaPeel: Which causes Keaton to do an enormous pratfallpratfall [[HoistByHisOwnPetard when he tries to play this on someone else]].
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* PoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo
* ThePratfall: when Keaton slips on a BananaPeel.
* ThePratfall: when Keaton slips on a BananaPeel.
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* PoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo
PoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo: Luckily for Keaton, he accepts it only to offer it to one of the villains.
* ThePratfall:when When Keaton slips on a BananaPeel.
* ThePratfall:
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* RailroadTracksOfDoom
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* RailroadTracksOfDoomRailroadTracksOfDoom: Keaton dodges one of these when first transported into the film.
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The dream concept gave Keaton leeway to push the boundaries of his filmmaking. He takes the opportunity to recreate some classic vaudeville stunts, including one startling moment when he appears to jump through another actor's torso. The high-society setting of the dream also gave him an excuse to use more luxurious sets and costumes than was usual in his films. For this reason, it was included on Magazine/{{Time|Magazine}}'s [[TimeAllTime100Movies 2005 list of their 100 Timeless and Essential movies]].
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The dream concept gave Keaton leeway to push the boundaries of his filmmaking. He takes the opportunity to recreate some classic vaudeville stunts, including one startling moment when he appears to jump through another actor's torso. The high-society setting of the dream also gave him an excuse to use more luxurious sets and costumes than was usual in his films. For this reason, it was included on Magazine/{{Time|Magazine}}'s [[TimeAllTime100Movies 2005 list of their 100 Timeless and Essential movies]].
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