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.
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Cast
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Buster Keaton
Steamboat Bill Jr.
Known for
The General
Sherlock Jr.
Tom McGuire
John King
Known for
City Girl
Ernest Torrence
Steamboat Bill Sr.
Known for
The King of Kings
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Tom Lewis
Tom Carter
Also in
Enchantment
The Great White Way
Marion Byron
Kitty King
Also in
A Pair of Tights
Going Ga-Ga
James T. Mack
Minister (uncredited)
Known for
Anna Christie
Ford West
Barber (uncredited)
Also in
Three Hollywood Girls
Post No Bills
Buster Keaton Director · Charles Reisner Director Carl Harbaugh Story
United States release May 20, 1928 · Produced in United States · Production Joseph M. Schenck Productions, United Artists Pictures
Production
Buster Keaton Productions
Production
Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · April 5, 1928
Premiere · Santa Maria, California
United States · May 20, 1928
Theatrical
United States
May 12, 1928 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Denmark
May 9, 1928 · Theatrical
France
April 8, 1970 · Theatrical
Italy
September 17, 1928 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 7, 1980 · Physical · DVD
Russia
January 19, 2009 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
July 1, 1928 · Theatrical
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