Directed by Buster Keaton and Charles Reisner • 1928 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Tom McGuire
STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. was Buster Keaton’s last independent silent comedy and also one of his finest. He stars as the sensitive son of a gruff riverboat captain (Ernest Torrence) who struggles to earn both his father’s respect and the love of beautiful Marion Byron. But the film is best remembered for the climactic cyclone sequence—a slapstick tour de force in which Keaton’s comedic stunts are performed amid the full-scale destruction of an entire town.
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Day Dreams
Directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline • 1922 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Renée Adorée, Joe RobertsA luckless young man tries to impress his sweetheart’s father by getting a job—but winds up all wet.
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Oh Doctor!
Directed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle • 1917 • United States
Starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Al St. JohnA doctor bets it all at the horse races and winds up in quite a fix.