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Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1928 · 70 mins
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- Directed by
- Charles Reisner
- Starring
- Buster Keaton, Tom Lewis, Tom McGuire, Marion Byron, Ernest Torrence, James T. Mack
A highly promoted comedy of its day, the film follows the freshly graduated, somewhat effete son of a stern steamboat captain who travels to reunite with his father after years apart, sparking humorous clashes between the son’s urbane ways and the captain’s practical river life.
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