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20 May 1928 (USA) moreTagline:
The Laugh Special of the Age. See It.Plot:
The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Excellent Keaton moreCast
(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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The stunt where the wall falls on Buster Keaton was performed with an actual full-weight wall. Half the crew walked off the set rather than participate in a stunt that would have killed Keaton if he had been slightly off position. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the final cyclone sequence, a cable pulling down the entire front of a building is clearly visible. moreQuotes:
William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.: I'll run on this river if I'm the only passenger on the boat. moreFAQ
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This is my personal favourite Keaton film(Just above the General and Sherlock Jr)making me laugh continuously every time I watch it.It contains some of his all time best scenes- the prison sequence (Buster trying to convey to his father that yes he really does want the bread) and the hat shop (Self-referentialism goes way back-and was that a Chaplin Bowler he threw off in disgust?)and a touching father-son relationship-unusual in that Buster's relationships to other people in his films are usually fairly token. (Villain,girl)
And of course the cyclone sequence with one of the most famous shots in Silent Film history.