wind,river,girlfriend,jail,steamboat,black and white,makeover,rescue from drowning,silent film,barbershop,carnation,father son reunion,catastrophe,rich man,unlikely hero,business rivalry,steamboat captain,hat shopping,falling building,violent storm

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Poster for Steamboat Bill, Jr.

The Laugh Special of the Age. See It.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Charles Reisner
  • Profile picture of Buster Keaton
    William 'Willie' Canfield Jr. Buster Keaton
  • Profile picture of Tom McGuire
    John James 'J.J.' King Tom McGuire
  • Profile picture of Ernest Torrence
    William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr. Ernest Torrence
  • Profile picture of Marion Byron
    Kitty King Marion Byron

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Keywords

  • wind
  • river
  • girlfriend
  • jail
  • steamboat
  • black and white
  • makeover
  • rescue from drowning
  • silent film
  • barbershop
  • carnation
  • father son reunion
  • catastrophe
  • rich man
  • unlikely hero
  • business rivalry
  • steamboat captain
  • hat shopping
  • falling building
  • violent storm