Steamboat Bill, Jr.

★★★★★

Turkish title: Bill'in Buharlı Gemisi

“The Laugh Special of the Age. See It.”

1928 · 1 h 10 min

Directed by Buster Keaton

ActionComedyDrama

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Cast

Buster Keaton Ernest Torrence Marion Byron

Credits

Written by: Carl Harbaugh
Cinematography: Bert Haines Devereaux Jennings

Plot

A college-educated son joins his father's struggling steamboat business, and a cyclone brings the famous scene of a house front falling around him. It was credited to Charles Reisner, with Keaton as star and creative force.

Sinekatalog’s take

Buster Keaton's silent comedy climaxes with a house front falling around him, a stunt of astonishing daring. Funny, athletic and inventive, it is one of the silent era's great comic achievements.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (17,817 votes)
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