Steamboat Bill, Jr.

About Steamboat Bill, Jr.

The just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was a child.

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) is a comedy romance film directed by Buster Keaton and Charles Reisner. Buster Keaton takes the lead as Steamboat Bill Jr., Tom McGuire as John King, Ernest Torrence as Steamboat Bill Sr., and Tom Lewis as Tom Carter.

At 70 minutes long, it arrived in May 1928. Written by Buster Keaton.

Members will find river, jail, girlfriend, and makeover in it. In the United States it streams on Artiflix, fuboTV, and IndieFlix. It scores 7.6 out of 10 from 410 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.

Modern Times, The Gold Rush, and Steamboat Willie make useful companions to Steamboat Bill, Jr., all filed under black and white and silent film.