Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1928 70 min ★ 7.6 Comedy, Romance

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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Cast

Buster Keaton

Steamboat Bill Jr.

Tom McGuire

John King

Ernest Torrence

Steamboat Bill Sr.

Tom Lewis

Tom Carter

Marion Byron

Kitty King

James T. Mack

Minister (uncredited)

Ford West

Barber (uncredited)

Details

Director

Charles Reisner

Screenplay

Buster Keaton

Tagline

"The Laugh Special of the Age. See It."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Buster Keaton Productions, Joseph M. Schenck Productions

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

June 6, 2022

★ 7/10

"Steamboat Bill" (Ernest Torrence) gets a letter from his son - whom he hasn't seen for many years - saying he is coming to visit. Excitedly, he and his first mate "Tom" go to meet the train... What they meet, after a few mishaps, is a young man who looks more like a Parisian onion seller than a strapping man of the river! Add to this, that it turns out "Willie" (Buster Keaton) is also sweet on th...