Steamboat Bill Jr.

Sección Trasfoco: The wind

A wealthy entrepreneur sets up a new shipping company with a luxurious new riverboat. His only rival, an old paddleboat run by a hardened old captain which has seen better days, is soon abandoned by the locals who prefer the new steamboat. Days later the captain’s son, who he hasn’t seen since he was a young boy, arrives to help out but he turns out to be an artsy daydreamer. Little by little they try to negotiate their very difficult father-son relationship. The young man is a bohemian, while the father expects him to take over the family business. But, as usual, love ends up upsetting the best-laid plans of both the grizzled old captain and the wealthy entrepreneur.

Screening

Date
Thursday, 25/11/2021
Time
21:00
Venue
El Almacén
Runtime
70’
Language
English
Subtitles
Spanish

Crew

Directors
Buster Keaton, Charles Reisner
Scriptwriter
Carl Harbaugh
Directors of Photography
Bert Haines, Dev Jennings
Editor
Sherman Kell

Technical information

Título original
Steamboat Bill Jr.
Year
1928
Country
United States