Staring marion byron, buster keaton and ernest torrence. Film event in lafayette, in by long center theatre organ society lctos and the long center for the performing arts on friday, january 26 20186 posts in. George lewis began his career as the childrens host of the steamboat bill and mr. At this point, bill s estranged son, willie canfield jr. Buster keaton ernest torrence marion byron 1928 a college wimp buster keaton tries to please his burly riverboatcaptain father ernest torrence. With buster keaton, tom mcguire, ernest torrence, tom lewis. Steamboat bill, jr ultimate edition dvd 1928 dvd empire. In this silent comedy, college boy william canfield jr. Steamboat bill ernest torrence and his faithful first mate tom lewis run the most dilapidated paddle steamer on the river.
Steamboat bill, jr the last comedy buster keaton made under his united artists contract, it was held back for several months, getting itself concerned in several wild rumors. Yet, at its heart, the central story of steamboat bill jr. Directed by charles reisner and, though uncredited, buster keaton, the film weaves a classic narrative together with hilarious comic beats and breathtaking setpieces. The pratfalls and pranks and slapstick humor is genuinely funny, even in todays society. Steamboat bill, jr ultimate edition on dvd 738329069421 from kino video. This is a procedural move request as this page was moved to steamboat bill, jr. Now committed to protecting his jailed father s interest against rival king tom mcguire, hospitalized bill director and star buster keaton is compelled into action by weather conditions, beginning the landmark actioncomedy finale of steamboat bill, jr. Keaton ended up moving to metrogoldwynmayer where he made one last film in his trademark style, the cameraman. So far, steamboat bill, jr is my favorite buster keaton film. Catala deutsch espanol francais bahasa indonesia italiano bahasa melayu polski.
When hes not trying to make a man out of his boy, the captain is carrying on a feud with tom carter tom mcguire, the wealthy. Da sich keine deutsche bluraylabelfirma in absehbarer zeit erbarmen. It contains his most famous stunt and walt disney likely used it as inspiration for his first mickey mouse cartoon steamboat willie, 1928 william canfield owns and runs an old passenger river boat. Wasser hat keine balken, wasser hat balken, sturmische zeiten, dampferwillis sohn ist eine stummfilmkomodie mit buster. Buster keatons 1928 silent movie steamboat bill, jr, now on rerelease, is most famous for that staggeringly clever and ambitious shot of the house front with the strategically positioned open. Schenck, bringing to a close one of the most fruitful collaborations in the annals of silent comedy. Powerships isnt just another maritime history magazine. Or how about steamboat bill, jr this mark twainlike tale from 1928 is keatons last great feature. Jul 23, 2015 in this silent comedy, college boy william canfield jr. Ultimate edition the last of the independent features made in the prime of buster keatons career, steamboat bill jr. Steamboat bill jr dxk7yb from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.
When a cyclone rages, buster proves himself a hero by rescuing his love and her father from a. Apr 30, 20 george lewis began his career as the childrens host of the steamboat bill and mr. This particular stunt was noted for being done without any trickery and for being botched by the crew at one point. Not the best of buster keatons silents, steamboat bill, jr. Sshsa publishes powerships, the magazine of enginepowered vessels. Keaton plays willie canfield, the nambypamby son of roughandtumble steamboat captain steamboat bill canfield ernest torrence. One of the most enduring images of the great buster keaton comes from this 1928 classic, in. Sep 21, 2015 periodically undergoing restoration and rerelease, steamboat bill, jr. Customers are free to download and save these images, but not use these digital files watermarked by the zomato logo for any commercial purpose, without prior written permission of zomato. In the films famous climax, the local port town is blown to smithereens by a cyclone.
This freedom had allowed keaton such luxuries as filming a train crashing into a river from a burning bridge at the then astronomical sum. At this point, bills estranged son, willie canfield jr. This move request seems to be a dispute over whether or not the printed article title with a comma takes precedence over wp. The owner of this website is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon properties including, but not limited to,,, or. Launched in 1940 as the steamboat bill of facts, this quarterly magazine has been published continuously for 80 years.
The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Sep 17, 2015 buster keatons 1928 silent movie steamboat bill, jr, now on rerelease, is most famous for that staggeringly clever and ambitious shot of the house front with the strategically positioned open. Search, discover and share your favorite steamboat bill jr gifs. King tom mcguire hopes to run him out of business with a fancier, more expensive vessel. The son of a steamboat captain, buster falls in love with the daughter of a rival steamboat owner. Released by united artists, the film is the last product of keatons independent production team and set of gag writers. Keaton ended up moving to metrogoldwynmayer where he made one last film in his trademark style.
Keaton continued making films for metro goldwyn mayer but his brand of spontaneously innovative slapstick did not translate to the regimented structure of. The just out of college effete son of a nononsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom hes not seen since he was little. Da sich keine deutsche bluraylabelfirma in absehbarer zeit. When a cyclone rages, buster proves himself a hero by rescuing his love and her father from a watery grave.
Just speed up your fire, let the old smoke roll burn up all your cargo if you run out of coal if we dont beat that record, billy told the mate. Its reported that both the cameraman and director were too scared to watch when the stunt was performed. Buster keaton reunites with his boat captain father in a mississippi river town. William steamboat bill canfield is the owner and captain of a paddle steamer that has seen better days.
Steamboat bill 1928 hd movie buster keaton youtube. Keaton plays willie canfield, the nambypamby son of rough. Steamboat bill down the mississippi steamed the whipporwill commanded by the pilot, mister steamboat bill the owners gave him orders on the strict q. He eagerly awaits the arrival of his college student son, whom he has not seen since the lad was a baby. Charles reisner, 1928 buster keaton, for his final independently produced feature, enjoyed a level of complete creative control with no budgetary restrictions afforded only a select few. Yet by the end he manages to impress his dad and become a bit of a hero.
Rereleased in cinemas this week, after a sparkling 4k restoration, buster keatons silent comedy steamboat bill, jr. In it, buster is a ukulelestrumming harvard milquetoast who returns to mississippi to find his father, a tough and crusty sidewheeler steamboat captain. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Periodically undergoing restoration and rerelease, steamboat bill, jr. The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his fathers crew. When hes not trying to make a man out of his boy, the captain is carrying on a feud with tom carter tom. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe. Steamboat bills on the lake menu in image format shown on this website has been digitised by. It was not a boxoffice success and became the last picture keaton made for united artists. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add.
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