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Apr 21, 2024 · For today’s Silver Screen Sunday film, we checked out the 1928 silent classic Steamboat Bill Jr. which stars Buster Keaton as the son of a riverboat captain who has to try and save the day as a rich man’s Riverboat threatens to put theirs out of business. To listen to the podcast, please click on…
Apr 21, 2024 · The early stuntwork on display in this film, and many of Keaton's other iconic movies, such as Steamboat Bill Jr., has influenced action and comedy cinema for decades. There's a good reason so ...
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Apr 22, 2024 · Steamboat, Jr. (Buster Keaton, 1928, U.S., 71m, 4K DCP) Mississippi riverboat captain Ernest Torrence contends with rival Tom McGuire, whose daughter Marion Byron is sweet on the former’s scarcely ship-shape son Keaton, who has to step up once a cyclone descends. Keaton refines themes including generational pride, and also finesses escalating ...
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May 3, 2024 · Title: "Steamboat Bill, Jr.: A Buster Keaton Comedy Classic Directed by Charles Reisner"Description:Welcome to our channel, where we explore the timeless cha...
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Apr 29, 2024 · The Falling House in Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928). This is the stunt all other stunts were borne from. That feeling of something impossible pulled off at just the last second is the sort of effect that Buster Keaton, one of those actors who really did do all of his own stunts, traded in, imbuing his silent comedy films with the sort of high-octane stuff you’d expect from a Mission: Impossible ...
Apr 16, 2024 · Buster Keaton's 5 Most Dangerous Films. Few actors have taken more chances with their body than Buster Keaton, whose stunts in "Steamboat Bill, Jr." (1928), "The General" (1926), and "Our Hospitality" (1923) are the stuff of Hollywood legend. Before stunt doubles, safety regulations, and CGI were commonplace in Hollywood, actors risked life and ...
May 3, 2024 · Film: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) Starring: Buster Keaton, a house façade Façade weight: 2 tonnes Proximity to death: 2 inches When we talk about the craziest stunts throughout film history, all ...
