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Steamboat Bill, Jr.

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.

ComedyRomance

Release: 1928-05-09Runtime: 70 minRating: 7.6 (386)

Cast

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

John James 'J.J.' King

Ernest Torrence

Ernest Torrence

William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.

Tom Lewis

First and Last Mate Tom Carter

Marion Byron

Marion Byron

Kitty King

James T. Mack

Minister (uncredited)

Ford West

Barber (uncredited)

Crew

Carl Harbaugh

Carl Harbaugh

Story

Charles Reisner

Charles Reisner

Director

Sherman Kell

Editor

Fred Gabourie

Technical Supervisor

Joseph M. Schenck

Executive Producer

Sandy Roth

Assistant Director

Louise Keaton

Script Supervisor

Harry Brand

Production Supervisor

Devereaux Jennings

Director of Photography

Louise Keaton

Stunt Double

Clips & Videos

BUSTER KEATON: 3 FILMS [Masters of Cinema] Limited Edition Blu-ray Boxed Set Trailer

BUSTER KEATON: 3 FILMS [Masters of Cinema] Limited Edition Blu-ray Boxed Set Trailer

➀ Buster Keaton's "Steamboat Bill, Jr." (1928) ✄ with Doctor Who theme by Orbital

➀ Buster Keaton's "Steamboat Bill, Jr." (1928) ✄ with Doctor Who theme by Orbital