| Description |
2 videodiscs (70 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; 2.0 stereo.; 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
Silent with English intertitles and musical accompaniment. |
| Performer |
Buster Keaton, Marion Byron, Ernest Torrence. |
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Music performed by the Biograph Players (C. Edward Hupton, piano ; John Francis, percussion ; Joe Kerr, synthesizer, recording engineer). |
| Credits |
Photographed by Bert Haines and Devereux Jennings ; produced for video by Bret Wood ; organ score by Lee Erwin ; piano score by William Perry. |
| Summary |
A college student is forced by his crusty father to learn the ropes of riverboating during a feud between his father and a rival. |
| Note |
Includes a documentary on the making of the film; stills gallery; "Why they call him Buster," a musical montage of pratfalls and stunts; two vintage recordings of the folk song "Steamboat Bill." |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Steamboats -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Steamboat workers -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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River boats -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Slapstick comedy films.
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Silent films.
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Fiction films.
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| Added Author |
Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966.
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Byron, Marion, 1911-1985.
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Torrence, Ernest, 1878-1933.
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Riesner, Charles, 1887-1962.
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Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961.
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Harbaugh, Carl, 1886-1960.
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Kino International Corporation.
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Biograph Players.
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| Added Title |
Steamboat Bill, Junior |
| Standard No. |
738329069421 |
| Music No. |
K694 Kino International |
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