May 09, 1928
70 min
Full-HD

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

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.

Category

Comedy Romance

Country

United States of America

Companies

Buster Keaton Productions

Buster Keaton

William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.

Ernest Torrence

William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.

Tom McGuire

John James 'J.J.' King

Marion Byron

J.J. King's Daughter Kitty

Tom Lewis

First and Last Mate Tom Carter

James T. Mack

Minister (uncredited)

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