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Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

The Laugh Special of the Age. See It.

19287.61h 10m

Overview

The just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was a child.

Directed by Charles Reisner
Written by Carl Harbaugh
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Top Cast

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

John James 'J.J.' King

Ernest Torrence

Ernest Torrence

William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.

T

Tom Lewis

First and Last Mate Tom Carter

Marion Byron

Marion Byron

Kitty King

J

James T. Mack

Minister (uncredited)

F

Ford West

Barber (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

windrivergirlfriendjailsteamboatblack and whitemakeoverrescue from drowningsilent filmbarbershopcarnationfather son reunioncatastropherich manunlikely herobusiness rivalrysteamboat captainhat shoppingfalling buildingviolent storm

About Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Steamboat Bill, Jr. is a comedy, romance film released in 1928 exploring themes of wind, river, girlfriend, jail, steamboat, black and white. Directed by Charles Reisner, it stars Buster Keaton, Tom McGuire, Ernest Torrence. The just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was a child.

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