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Quick Info

Rating

7.6/10

Release1928

Runtime1h 10m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Buster Keaton Productions

Movie

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1928

1h 10m

7.6

Comedy

Romance

Synopsis

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.

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