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Rating: 7.5 stars

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cohen media silent film black and white steamboat river boat storm collapsing building rescue class differences

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Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Directed by Buster Keaton, Charles Reisner

Comedy | Action | Disaster

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 70 minutes

Actors

Buster Keaton | Tom McGuire | Ernest Torrence | Tom Lewis | Marion Byron | James T. Mack | Ford West

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

This is kind of slow to take hold, but once the storm hits, the stunts just keep increasing in size, scale and audacity, including the famous building front collapsing on Keaton who happens to be standing right where the window opening is and so remains unscathed. The second half of this is a blast.

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