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Steamboat Bill Jr [1928] | ![Steamboat Bill Jr [1928]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51A9TMR85TL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Charles Reisner
Actors: Buster Keaton, Tom Mcguire, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron, Tom Lewis
Studio: Eureka Entertainment
Category: Video
List Price: £12.99
Buy New: £3.44
You Save: £9.55 (74%)
New (4) Used (2) from £3.43
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 31715
Format: Black & White, Pal, Silent, Special Edition
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
EAN: 5060000400274
ASIN: B00005UWQ1
Theatrical Release Date: May 20, 1928
Release Date: February 11, 2002
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand new sealed. All orders are despatched from mainland UK within 48hrs - usually same day.
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Steamboat Bill Jr dates from 1928 and is the last great film Buster Keaton made before he gave up his independence and signed for MGM. Buster is the rather fey son of an elderly steamboat owner who is being driven out of business by a wealthy competitor. More by accident than intention Buster turns things around and gets the girl as well. The last 15 minutes are truly astonishing: a storm sequence in which a whole town is blown apart, with Buster experiencing a series of amazing escapes as buildings fall down around his ears. On the DVD: The print is a good one, best seen in the 4:3 ration, with unobtrusive organ music added. As a nautical extra there's The Boat, a 1921 short (the print not in such a good state as the feature), in which in the course of launching his newly built craft Buster manages to wreck his house, tip his car into the river and sink the boat. And that's only the beginning. --Ed Buscombe
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Movies to see before you die! December 4, 2006
Ms. N. P. Dougan (Ravara, Ireland)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
You may argue that this is not Buster Keaton's best. However, it contains one of the most daring and dangerous scenes in cinema history. During the typhoon scene toward the end of the film, Keaton stands in the exact spot where the front of a house will fall, so that Keaton is standing in the gap of a window frame when it does. With no CGI, this stunt is performed by Keaton himself. Not many people will risk their lives for a comedy sketch.
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