

Steamboat Bill, Jr.
The Laugh Special of the Age. See It.
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.
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- wind
- river
- girlfriend
- jail
- steamboat
- black and white
- makeover
- rescue from drowning
- silent film
- barbershop
- carnation
- father son reunion
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSanta Maria, California5 Apr 1928
- PremiereNew York City, New York12 May 1928
- TheatricalNR20 May 1928
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU1 Jul 1928
DenmarkDK
- TheatricalA9 May 1928
FranceFR
- TheatricalU8 Apr 1970
ItalyIT
- Theatrical17 Sept 1928
NetherlandsNL
- PhysicalDVD7 Jan 1980
RussiaRU
- Physical0+DVD19 Jan 2009
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Steamboat Bill, Jr. was released on 9 May 1928.
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CinemaSerf
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 looks more like a Parisian onion seller than a strapping man of the river! Add to this, that it turns out "Willie" (Buster Keaton) is also sweet on the daughter "Kitty" (…
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