Story Line
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.
“The Laugh Special of the Age. See It.”
Top Cast
Buster Keaton
William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.
Tom McGuire
John James 'J.J.' King
Ernest Torrence
William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.
Tom Lewis
First and Last Mate Tom Carter
Marion Byron
Kitty King
James T. Mack
Minister (uncredited)
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Rating
7.6/ 10
Release Date
1928-05-09
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
ComedyRomanceActionDrama
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•6/6/2022"Steamboat Bill" (Ernest Torrence) gets a letter from his son - whom he hasn't seen for many years - saying he is coming to visit. Excitedly, he and his first mate "Tom" go to meet the train... What they meet, after a few mishaps, is a young man who ...