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See the full gallery. Title: Steamboat Bill, Jr. Following through on a promise to his mother, William Canning Jr. The younger Canning isn't quite what the elder was expecting but the old man has bigger problems.
He's being put out of business by J. King, who not only owns the local hotel and bank, but has recently introduced a new paddle wheel steamer that puts Cannings older boat, the Stonewall Jackson, to shame. Bill Jr. When a fierce storm hits River Junction, Bill Jr. Written by garykmcd. United Artists, , directed by Charles F. It is a fine character study as well, and since Keaton is quite a character, the role he plays is that of a weakling of a son who tries to impress his burly, strong-willed father, wonderfully played by veteran actor Ernest Torrence.
Canfield receives a telegram from Boston that his son, whom he hasn't seen since he was a baby, is arriving in town by train. Excited about the union, he is soon disappointed when he finds Bill Canfield Jr. Buster Keaton not to be the physical built of himself but a weakling sporting checkered clothes and beret, a mustache and playing a ukulele.
Because Bill and Mary love one another and Canfield and King have become rivals, the fathers attempt to keep these two apart. A story with enough ingredients for comedy. With the love plot resembling that of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," there is no tragedy involved, but methods of the youths trying to get together at times without the knowledge of their feuding fathers.
Scenes involving the meek Keaton and the rugged Torrence are extremely funny, their introduction being with Torrence at the train station to meet the son he hasn't seen in years, to be identified with a carnation, only to find practically every man at the station is wearing one.
The element of surprise in finding his son not to be what's expected has been reworked numerous times on screen, the most famous being Universal's comedy-western, DESTRY RIDES AGAIN , where the eagerly awaited sheriff believed to be a strong physical type only to arrive in town only to be a "horse of a different color" James Stewart.
Like Stewart's character, Keaton is considered a fool by many, but on the contrary, he's the opposite, in fact, intelligent when intelligence is needed, especially when it comes to rescuing his father from drowning in a jail cell during a flood that nearly has water covering over his head. Other scenes worth mentioning include father taking son by the hand like a small child to the barber shop to eliminate his mustache, and later to the clothing store where father attempts to change son's image into something more manly.
But the high point is that of natural disasters of cyclone and flood that nearly wipes away the town, with the confused Bill actually becoming the hero during all this confusion, leading to the most celebrated scene where Keaton is seen standing in an empty street staring at the damaged surroundings, with the entire facade of a house falling down on him, with the open window frame of the house passing safely over his body, leaving him unharmed.
A very dangerous stunt, which might have proved fatal, done without the technology of special effects or computers nearly succeeds in outshining Harold Lloyd's thrill comedies of the day. This alone needs to be seen to be believed. Even when all this is over, there are even more elements of surprises. Watch for them. Later revived to cable television, it was then seen on American Movie Classics starting in where it was part of that station's annual film preservation series, and ending its run there in The movie was later presented on Turner Classic Movies in where it is played as part of its "Silent Sunday Nights.
Fortunately someone must have been in agreement with the bad scoring considering a new organ score was used in a crisp pint that aired June 21, The last true Buster Keaton classic from the silent era, and surprisingly something that didn't do financially well when distributed in theaters.
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Steamboat Bill, Jr. The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew. Directors: Charles Reisner as Chas. Reisner , Buster Keaton uncredited. Writer: Carl Harbaugh story. Added to Watchlist. Around The Web Powered by Taboola. Create a list �. Best Movies of the s. Steve's Movie Night. Visionaries Silent Movies. See all related lists �.
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Parents Guide: View content advisory �. Edit Did You Know? Trivia The stunt where the wall falls on Buster Keaton was performed with an actual full-weight wall. Half the crew walked off the set rather than participate in a stunt that would have killed Keaton if he had been slightly off position.
Keaton himself, told the previous day that his studio was being shut down, was so devastated that he didn't care if the wall crushed him or not.
See more �. Goofs When the barber applies the shaving cream, some Steamboat Willie Figurine of it ends up below Willie's bottom lip. However, the next time we see his face it is no longer there. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report this. Frequently Asked Questions Q: When does the famous house falling scene take place?
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