Dir. Charles Reisner, Buster Keaton · Starring Buster Keaton, Tom McGuire, Ernest Torrence, Tom Lewis, Marion Byron, James T. Mack
“The Laugh Special of the Age. See It.”
ComedyRomance
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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A whirlwind of physical gags and charming romance. This silent comedy offers a delightful, fast-paced romp through family expectations and a budding love story, all set against a backdrop of escalating, cartoonish chaos.
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