Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Year: 1928

Runtime: 70 mins

Director: Charles Reisner

ComedyRomanceCrude humor and satireGags jokes and slapstick humorAmusing jokes and witty satire

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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