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76% Critic Match
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
“The Laugh Special of the Age. See It.”
7.6 / 10• 1928• 1h 10m•NR• English
ComedyRomanceActionDrama
Storyline
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
Buster Keaton
William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.
Lead
Tom McGuire
John James 'J.J.' King
Ernest Torrence
William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.
TL
Tom Lewis
First and Last Mate Tom Carter
Marion Byron
Kitty King
JT
James T. Mack
Minister (uncredited)
FW
Ford West
Barber (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Reisner's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Steamboat Bill, Jr. is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
