Steamboat Bill, Jr.
The Laugh Special of the Age. See It.
1928 · 1h 10m · Not Rated
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Buster Keaton
,
Charles Reisner
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.
Director and cast
- Buster Keaton Director
- Charles Reisner Director
- Buster Keaton as William Canfield Jr.
- Tom McGuire as John James King
- Ernest Torrence as William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.
- Tom Lewis as Tom Carter - First and Last Mate
- Marion Byron as J.J. King's Daughter Kitty
- James T. Mack as Minister (uncredited)
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