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Carl Harbaugh (story)
Release Date:
20 May 1928 (USA)
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The Laugh Special of the Age. See It.
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The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew. full summary | add synopsis
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(Complete credited cast) | Buster Keaton | ... | William Canfield Jr. |
 | Tom McGuire | ... | John James King |
| Ernest Torrence | ... | William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr. |
| Tom Lewis | ... | Tom Carter, first mate |
| Marion Byron | ... | Kitty King (credit only) |
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71 min | Argentina:73 min
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Marion Byron could not swim, so the scenes where her character is in the river with Buster were filmed with Buster's real-life sister Louise serving as Marion's stunt double. The two were both the same size - 4'11". The water was very cold and during a day of filming Buster and Louise consumed 4-5 glasses of French Brandy to keep them warm.
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Crew or equipment visible: Just before the house facade falls on Keaton, a stagehand can be seen through the first floor window giving it an extra push.
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William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.:
I'll run on this river if I'm the only passenger on the boat.
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Referenced in The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999) (TV)
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For the first time since he was a baby, an effete Buster Keaton comes home from Boston to visit his steamboat captain father, who's being troubled by the head of the other, finer steamboat, J.J. King. Of course King's daughter is home to visit her father, too! This completely delightful comedy glides right along, with outstanding physical comedy from Keaton. The lightness of the film is a benefit, as is the short 70m running time. There's no shortage of brilliant gags, my favorite being Keaton trying to get his jailed father to accept his homemade loaf of bread. ("That must of [sic] happened when the dough fell in the tool chest.") I loved the opening, as well, with Bill going along to different shops with his son in order to prepare him for the boat, and the hilarious scene in the hat shop as Junior eyes himself in the mirror as his father suggests these awful hats. The ending is just amazing (and dangerous!), as buildings fall apart due to an awful wind, with Buster doing a disappearing act and fighting to stand up straight and retain his composure. 8/10