{"id":33851,"date":"2023-09-22T07:40:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T11:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=33851"},"modified":"2023-09-22T07:40:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T11:40:16","slug":"steamboat-bill-jr-1928-starring-buster-keaton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=33851","title":{"rendered":"“Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928) starring Buster Keaton!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Steamboat Bill, Jr. <\/em><\/strong>(1928)<\/span><\/p>\n

Director: Charles Reisner, Buster Keaton <\/strong>(uncredited)<\/p>\n

Writer: Carl Harbaugh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stars: Buster Keaton<\/strong>, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and Joe Keaton.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tagline: What a thrill! Worth the price of admission alone to see what happened to Buster when the twister hit the town.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Plot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

William “Steamboat Bill” Canfield is a big, rugged man’s man.\u00a0 Bill owns and operates the Stonewall Jackson\u00a0<\/em>which is an old paddlewheel tourist ship.\u00a0 J. J. King, a rich business man, has brought in a new steamer and plans to put Steamboat Bill out of business.<\/p>\n

Bill’s son (who he hasn’t seen in years) just graduated college and has arrived for a visit. Steamboat Bill is shocked to discover his son is small, awkward and wimpy.\u00a0 Bill Sr. is determined to make a man out of his son. To complicate matters, Bill Jr. has a budding romance with Kitty, who has also returned from college.\u00a0 The rub is Kitty is J.J. King’s daughter!<\/p>\n

Let the good times sail!<\/p>\n

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Steamboat Bill, Jr.<\/em> is considered a classic.\u00a0 It’s in the National Film Registry.<\/p>\n

Steamboat Bill, Jr.\u00a0<\/em>features one of the most famous and copied stunts of all time.\u00a0 If you haven’t seen the movie, you’ve probably seen a clip of the stunt.\u00a0 As a tornado hits the town, Keaton is standing in the street.\u00a0 The front of an entire house falls down on Keaton.\u00a0 Luckily, the upstairs window is open and Keaton fits through perfectly.\u00a0 Many movies and television shows have recreated this stunt, but Keaton was the first!<\/p>\n

Steamboat Bill, Jr.\u00a0<\/em>was also the inspiration for Mickey Mouse’s debut in Walt Disney’s Steamboat Willie<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Steamboat Bill, Jr. <\/em><\/strong>(1928) rates 5 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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