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Steamboat Bill, Jr. is a 1928 silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Released by United Artists, the film is the final product of Keaton's independent production team and set of gag writers. The film was not a box-office success and became the last picture Keaton made for United Artists.
Steamboat Bill, Jr.: Directed by Charles Reisner, Buster Keaton. With Buster Keaton, Tom McGuire, Ernest Torrence, Tom Lewis. The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.
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- Action, Comedy, Drama
- Charles Reisner, Buster Keaton
- 1928-05-20
Mar 13, 2014 · In Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Charles Reisner, 1928) Buster Keaton, for his final independently produced feature, enjoyed a level of complete creative control (with no budgetary restrictions) afforded only a select few. This freedom had allowed Keaton such luxuries as filming a train crashing into a river from a burning bridge at the then ...
Jan 1, 2021 · Steamboat Bill Jr. is a slapstick comedy where the visual gags and the stunts (all made by Buster Keaton without any trick) are more important than the story. It is characterised by frequent camera movements making it possible to cover a wide field while remaining close to the characters.
Directed by Charles F. Reisner. Release Date: June 2, 1928. Length: 7 Reels (6400 feet) Starring. Buster Keaton: William Canfield Jr. Ernest Torrence: William ‘Steamboat Bill’ Canfield. Tom Lewis: Tom Carter – First and Last Mate. Tom McGuire: J.J. King.
But the last of Keaton’s independently made features, Steamboat Bill, Jr., co-directed with Charles Reisner, is a sturdy choice—unlike the storm-battered house façade that famously falls ...
Steamboat Bill, Jr. versus The Cameraman Keaton finished production on Steamboat Bill Jr., the last of his independent fea tures, in the fall of 1927 and began work on The Cameraman, his first MGM feature, in the summer of 1928, so that less than a year separates the two films. On the level of plot, they seem a similar blend of com edy, action ...
