Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1928 · 70 min · EN · NR · 7.6 (289 votes)
Dir. Charles Reisner · Starring Buster Keaton, Tom McGuire, Ernest Torrence, Tom Lewis, Marion Byron, James T. Mack

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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 little.

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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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