Steamboat bill 1928 hd movie buster keaton youtube. The son of a steamboat captain, buster falls in love with the daughter of a rival steamboat owner. Not the best of buster keatons silents, steamboat bill, jr. His last independent picture before he began at mgm, this movie is sure to blow you away. Action movie history 1928 steamboat bill jr pod hard. One of buster keatons most famous films, this silent movie from 1928 stars keaton as a steamboat owners son, who hasnt seen his father since he was very young. So far, steamboat bill, jr is my favorite buster keaton film. Contains buster keatons feature, steamboat bill, jr.
Waterway hi jinks abound in this buster keaton classic. The stunt where the wall falls on buster keaton was performed with an actual fullweight wall. Some buster keaton classics have had a 4k restoration live. Keaton plays willie canfield, the nambypamby son of rough.
Jun 11, 2016 product description of steamboat bill jr. King tom mcguire hopes to run him out of business with a fancier, more expensive vessel. The selfdestruction of buster keaton factors which led to. Steamboat bill jr byron, marion, keaton, joe, lewis. Buster keaton and the collapsing house in steamboat bill jr buster keaton was no stranger to landing on his backside, but even he found the steamboat bill jr 1928 shoot gruelling. Together they represent a true master at his peak, and the masters of. Charles reisner, 1928 buster keaton, for his final independently produced feature, enjoyed a level of complete creative control with no budgetary restrictions afforded only a select few.
The last of the independent features made in the prime of buster keatons career, steamboat bill, jr. When hes not trying to make a man out of his boy, the captain is carrying on a feud with tom carter tom mcguire, the wealthy. Waterway hi jinks abound in this buster keaton classic, in which he plays the reluctant heir to his fathers paddle steamer business. Periodically undergoing restoration and rerelease, steamboat bill, jr.
I had been under the impression that buster keatons steamboat bill jr. Orson welles called the film the greatest comedy, the greatest civil war movie, even. Buster keatons late silent film steamboat bill, jr. This day in bustermarch 20th 1917 after meeting roscoe arbuckle th. Buster keaton, ernest torrence, marion byron, tom mcguire, tom lewisdirected by charles f. Released by united artists, the film is the last product of keatons independent production team and set of gag writers. Nov 08, 2016 worth it for the storm sequence alone, which is staggering in its audacity, and shakespearean in its execution. Schenck, bringing to a close one of the most fruitful collaborations in the annals of silent comedy. Its got some things that are almost textbook in the realm of slapstick hes standing. Keaton had prints of the features three ages, sherlock jr.
Sep 07, 2015 buster keaton and the collapsing house in steamboat bill jr buster keaton was no stranger to landing on his backside, but even he found the steamboat bill jr 1928 shoot gruelling. Here, he changed my mind with a central role thats more sweetly romantic than those in sherlock jr and the general, and more complete than the closest competitor in steamboat bill jr. The selfdestruction of buster keaton factors which led. Buster keaton may well have been the best actor of the silent era and steamboat bill. The genius destroyed by hollywood 52 mins a new documentary on keaton and his struggles working within the hollywood studio system buster keaton on wagon train 58 mins an audio recording of a then 63 year old buster keaton in conversation with television writer bill cox. Reisner, with buster keaton, ernest torrence, tom lewis, at turner classic movies. Without specialeffects, but with precise mathematical calculations, keaton was standing so that the open window on the falling wall would pass safely through him. Directed by charles reisner and, though uncredited, buster keaton, the film weaves a classic narrative together with. Action movie history 1928 steamboat bill jr youtube. Buster keaton fans can now rejoice because blackhawk has just released a double bill of the general and steamboat bill, jr. Keaton tours chaplinkeatonlloyd film locations and more. Keaton ended up moving to metrogoldwynmayer where he made one last film in his trademark style, the cameraman. If i found the choice between lillian gish and maria falconetti for the best actress of 192829 nearly impossible to make, the choice for best actor is a nobrainer.
The silentera film stars who risked life and limb doing. In other words, it grew out of a timely reference and inspired a cartoon that may now strike us. Steamboat bill, jr buster keaton 1928 720p full movie. Buster keaton and ernest torrence in steamboat bill, jr. Between 1920 and 1929, buster keaton created a peerless run of feature films that established him as arguably the greatest actordirector in the history of the movies. Wasser hat keine balken, wasser hat balken, sturmische zeiten, dampferwillis sohn ist eine stummfilmkomodie mit buster keaton aus dem jahr 1928. Some buster keaton classics have had a 4k restoration. It was not a boxoffice success and became the last picture keaton made for united artists. It contains his most famous stunt and walt disney likely used it as inspiration for his first mickey mouse cartoon steamboat willie, 1928 william. Volume 1 features the general and steamboat bill, jr. Buster keatons steamboat bill, jr 1928 keatons final film for united artists features one of cinemas finest acts of lunacy, and so much more besides.
When a cyclone rages, buster proves himself a hero by rescuing his love and her father from a watery grave. I had been under the impression that buster keaton s steamboat bill jr. Buster keaton is a thin, rigidly foolish figure, whos. A new, doubledisc edition also available as a single bluray disc of keatons 1928 steamboat bill, jr. Cinematography bert haines, dev jennings new music the biograph players written by carl harbaugh produced by joseph m. The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his fathers crew. Keaton continued making films for metro goldwyn mayer but his brand of spontaneously innovative slapstick did not translate to the regimented structure of. I was mad at the time, or i would never have done the thing. Half the crew walked off the set rather than participate in a stunt that would have killed keaton if he had been slightly off position. It contains his most famous stunt and walt disney likely used it as inspiration for his first mickey mouse cartoon steamboat willie, 1928. Steamboat bill, jr 1928, directed by charles f reisner. With buster keaton, tom mcguire, ernest torrence, tom lewis. King of comedy buster keaton s 1928 masterpiece is still in a class of its own funny with heart.
Buster keaton silent, tom mcguire, charles reisner. Directed by charles reisner and, though uncredited, buster keaton, the film weaves a classic narrative together with hilarious comic beats and breathtaking setpieces. Buster keaton, tom mcguire, ernest torrence, tom lewis, marion byron, joe keaton. Released by united artists, the film is the last product of keaton s independent production team and set of gag writers. Buster keaton filmed his final independent production steamboat bill, jr. The general is considered to be the last great comedy of the silent era, and it consistently ranks as one of the greatest films of all time on international critics polls. Buster keaton, left, with ernest torrence in steamboat bill, jr. Mar 19, 2018 buster keatons late silent film steamboat bill, jr. Flavored with americana and loaded with cinematic inventiveness, steamboat bill, jr. This freedom had allowed keaton such luxuries as filming a train crashing into a river from a burning bridge at the then astronomical sum.
The pictorial quality is outstanding would you expect anything less from blackhawks resident film archivist david shepard. Released in 1928, the same year as steamboat bill jr, the cameraman was keaton s first film for mgm a move he later regretted as his creative control. William canfield owns and runs an old passenger river boat. Steamboat bill ernest torrence and his faithful first mate tom lewis run the most dilapidated paddle steamer on the river. By the time keaton and company came to town, sacramento had become a popular location for hollywood films. Buster keaton stepped onto his mark and waited for the wall of the house behind him to fall. Worth it for the storm sequence alone, which is staggering in its audacity, and shakespearean in its execution. Sep 27, 2018 buster keaton and ernest torrence in steamboat bill, jr. Buster keatons 1928 silent movie steamboat bill, jr, now on rerelease, is most famous for that staggeringly clever and ambitious shot of the house front with the strategically positioned open. At this point, bills estranged son, willie canfield jr.
Steamboat bill jr is a powerhouse of a movie and utterly, utterly bonkers. His drinking was out of control, and he famously married nurse mae scriven in 1933. Part comedy, part romance, and part disastermovie adventure, steamboat bill, jr. Released by united artists, the film is the last product of keatons independent production.