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The last of the independent features made in the prime of Buster Keaton s career, STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. is a large-scale follow-up to The General, substituting a Mississippi paddlewheel for the locomotive, and replacing the spectacle of the Civil War with a catastrophic hurricane.
Original Release
05/09/1928
US Release
05/20/1928
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tom McGuire | J.J. King / John James 'J.J.' King |
| Ernest Torrence | William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield / William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr. |
| Tom Lewis | Tom Carter - First and Last Mate / First and Last Mate Tom Carter |
| Marion Byron | Kitty King - King's Daughter / J.J. King's Daughter Kitty |
| Joe Keaton | Barber |
| James T. Mack | Minister |
| Buster Keaton | William Canfield Jr. / William 'Willie' Canfield Jr. |
Directors
Buster Keaton, Charles Reisner
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tom McGuire | J.J. King / John James 'J.J.' King |
| Ernest Torrence | William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield / William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr. |
| Tom Lewis | Tom Carter - First and Last Mate / First and Last Mate Tom Carter |
| Marion Byron | Kitty King - King's Daughter / J.J. King's Daughter Kitty |
| Joe Keaton | Barber |
| James T. Mack | Minister |
| Buster Keaton | William Canfield Jr. / William 'Willie' Canfield Jr. |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Joseph M. Schenck | Executive Producer |
Editors
Clips
Steamboat Bill Jr.: Shave
