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Steamboat Bill, Jr.

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Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:14

Rotten:0

Average Rating:9.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: In STEAMBOAT BILL, JR., Buster Keaton plays the mild-mannered son of a steamboat captain caught in the middle of the bitter rivalry between his father and another Mississippi riverboat owner. This... In STEAMBOAT BILL, JR., Buster Keaton plays the mild-mannered son of a steamboat captain caught in the middle of the bitter rivalry between his father and another Mississippi riverboat owner. This silent classic contains the famous stunt in which a cyclone blows down a two-story wall over Keaton who passes unharmed through an open window. [More]

Starring: Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron, Tom Lewis

Starring: Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron, Tom Lewis

Director: Charles F. Reisner

Director: Charles F. Reisner

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Oct 26, 1999

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03/25/06
Mordaunt Hall
Mordaunt Hall
New York Times
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Worth it for the storm sequence alone, which is staggering in its audacity, and Shakespearean in its execution.

Full Review Source: Cinemania | comment Comment
02/21/06
Dan Jardine
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Cinemania

No review available.

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11/03/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Quase oitenta anos já se passaram, mas a agilidade e a coragem de Keaton continuam a impressionar neste filme que ainda surpreende, encanta e diverte.

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08/01/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

One of the greatest of the silent comedies about the effects of parental rejection.

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06/29/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Boasts the most astonishing and indelible images in Keaton's body of work, and some of the best moments in movie history… wildly inventive, increasingly audacious stunts.

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
12/07/04
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

A wildly creative comedy that has as much power to impress and amuse an audience today as it did in '28.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
09/02/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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05/29/04
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
New Times

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05/28/04
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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03/23/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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01/13/04
Blake French
Blake French
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09/05/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Contains what is perhaps Buster Keaton's most fully realized act of comedic anarchy.

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11/18/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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08/13/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
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Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) is the last of physical comedian Buster Keaton's (the Great Stone Face) nine independent feature films and one

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