Friday, 31 October 2014

Chugging along

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Directed by Charles Reisner this film stars Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron and Tom Lewis. The captain of an ageing steamboat awaits the arrival of his son who has been educated in the city and turns out not to be what is expected.

Essentially there is one famous stunt that draws people to this film and while it is well done it's far too clearly the highlight of the film. The plot is pretty simplistic and nothing to write home about. There is humour but not as much as in The General (1926) so while the film is enjoyable it is not Keaton's best.


3/5

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