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Steamboat Bill, Jr.

  • 1928
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
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The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.

  • Directors
    • Charles Reisner
    • Buster Keaton
  • Writers
    • Carl Harbaugh
    • Buster Keaton
  • Stars
    • Buster Keaton
    • Tom McGuire
    • Ernest Torrence
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    17K
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    • Directors
      • Charles Reisner
      • Buster Keaton
    • Writers
      • Carl Harbaugh
      • Buster Keaton
    • Stars
      • Buster Keaton
      • Tom McGuire
      • Ernest Torrence
    • 105User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Buster Keaton
    Buster Keaton
    • William Canfield Jr.
    Tom McGuire
    Tom McGuire
    • J.J. King
    Ernest Torrence
    Ernest Torrence
    • William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield
    Tom Lewis
    • Tom Carter - First and Last Mate
    Marion Byron
    Marion Byron
    • Kitty King - King's Daughter
    James T. Mack
    • Minister
    • (uncredited)
    Ford West
    • Barber
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Charles Reisner
      • Buster Keaton
    • Writers
      • Carl Harbaugh
      • Buster Keaton
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    • Trivia
      The stunt where the wall falls on Buster Keaton was performed with a real full-weight wall. Half the crew walked off the set rather than participate in a stunt that would have killed Keaton if he had been slightly off position. Keaton himself, told the previous day that his studio was being shut down, was so devastated that he didn't care if the wall crushed him or not.
    • Goofs
      During the final cyclone sequence, a cable pulling down the entire front of a building is visible.
    • Quotes

      William Canfield Jr.: That must have happened when the dough fell in the tool chest.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1979)

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    In the Top 3 of Keaton's films.

    This is one of Keaton's best, just behind The General and Sherlock Jr. The story is much more coherent without the surreality of Sherlock Jr., yet has more of Keaton's famous physical comedy that wasn't as prevelant in The General.

    Everyone talks about the Wall Falling Scene. It is astounding to be sure, but for sheer belly laughs, watch the scene in which Bill Jr. is made to try on a multitude of hats by his father. Note that the one hat Bill Jr. seems to hate is Keaton's own signature "Porkpie" hat.
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    • Release date
      • May 20, 1928 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Parobrod Bil mladji
    • Filming locations
      • Sacramento River, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Buster Keaton Productions
      • Joseph M. Schenck Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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