Steamboat Bill, Jr.
The Laugh Special of the Age. See It.
NR 1928 · 70 min · ★ 7.6 · Comedy, Romance
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.
Directed by Charles Reisner · Written by Carl Harbaugh
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Buster Keaton Steamboat Bill Jr. -
Tom McGuire John King -
Ernest Torrence Steamboat Bill Sr. - T Tom Lewis Tom Carter
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Marion Byron Kitty King - J James T. Mack Minister (uncredited)
- F Ford West Barber (uncredited)
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