| Country of Origin: |
 United States |
| Production year: |
1928 |
| Director: |
Chas F. Reisner |
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| UPC [Locale]: |
738329-069520 
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| Running time: |
1:11 (71 Min.) |
| Casetype: |
HD Slim, Slip Cover |
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Black & White, 1.33:1, Full Frame |
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Single-Sided, Double-Layered |
| Released: |
July 06, 2010 |
| Collection type: |
Owned (#953) |
| Status: |
Available |
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| Purchase date: |
September 20, 2012 |
| Purchase price: |
Hidden |
| Review (movie): |
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 Overview |
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. Keaton stars as William Canfield, Jr., a Boston collegian who returns to his deep-southern roots to reunite with his father, a crusty riverboat captain (Ernest Torrence) who is engaged in a bitter rivalry with a riverboat king—coincidentally, the father of Willie's sweetheart (Marion Byron).
Keaton's athleticism and gift for inventive visual humor are in top form, and the cyclone that devastates a town (and sends houses literally crashing down around him) is perhaps the most ambitious, awe-inspiring and hilarious slapstick sequence ever created.
In the silent era, it was common practice for filmmakers to create two separate negatives of their films, each comprised of differing takes and camera angles. This definitive Blu-ray edition contains both versions of STEAMBOAT BILL, JR.—the Buster Keaton Estate version and the Killiam Shows Archive version—each mastered from archival 35mm materials. |
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| Audio format |
 Music Only |  |  DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 | | Music Only |  |  Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo | | Music Only | |  Dolby Digital Mono |
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Scene Access, Featurettes, Gallery, Prod. Notes/Bios, Alternate version of film; audio recordings of Steamboat Bil
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Steamboat Bill, Jr.
