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.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsDuring 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1979)
Featured review
For the first time since he was a baby, an effete Buster Keaton comes home from Boston to visit his steamboat captain father, who's being troubled by the head of the other, finer steamboat, J.J. King. Of course King's daughter is home to visit her father, too! This completely delightful comedy glides right along, with outstanding physical comedy from Keaton. The lightness of the film is a benefit, as is the short 70m running time. There's no shortage of brilliant gags, my favorite being Keaton trying to get his jailed father to accept his homemade loaf of bread. ("That must of [sic] happened when the dough fell in the tool chest.") I loved the opening, as well, with Bill going along to different shops with his son in order to prepare him for the boat, and the hilarious scene in the hat shop as Junior eyes himself in the mirror as his father suggests these awful hats. The ending is just amazing (and dangerous!), as buildings fall apart due to an awful wind, with Buster doing a disappearing act and fighting to stand up straight and retain his composure. 8/10
- desperateliving
- Sep 20, 2003
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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