Top Billed 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)
Ford West
Barber (uncredited)
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Review 1DiscussionA review by CinemaSerf
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Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 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" (Marion Byron) of dad's local arch enemy "JJ King" (Tom McGuire) and the poor old fella's disappointment is complete. Loads of daft shenanigans follow as the young man tries to impre...
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Keywords
- wind
- river
- girlfriend
- jail
- steamboat
- black and white
- makeover
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- catastrophe
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