Movie
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928NR1h 10m7.6 / 10
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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 and production details
About Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Cast
Buster KeatonWilliam 'Willie' Canfield Jr.
Tom McGuireJohn James 'J.J.' King
Ernest TorrenceWilliam 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.Tom LewisFirst and Last Mate Tom Carter
Marion ByronKitty KingJames T. MackMinister (uncredited)
Ford WestBarber (uncredited)
Credits
- Directed by
- Buster Keaton, Charles Reisner
- Written by
- Buster Keaton, Carl Harbaugh
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- Buster Keaton ProductionsUnited States
- Joseph M. Schenck ProductionsUnited States
Themes
barbershopblack and whitebusiness rivalrycarnationcatastrophefalling buildingfather son reuniongirlfriendhat shoppingjailmakeoverrescue from drowningrich manriver
