| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (69 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Director's suite |
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Director's suite.
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| Summary |
Bill Jr, the estranged son of Mississippi riverboat captain Steamboat Bill, returns from Boston to grudgingly work the boats. As his father tries to toughen him up for life on the river, a fair damsel catches his eye, plunging him into all sorts of trouble. But it is when his father lands himself in jail that Steamboat Bill Jr must rise to the occasion to rescue his father |
| Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1928 |
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Aspect ratio: 4:3 |
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Special features include: interactive menus, scene selection, introduction to the film, "Backstage" (1919) & "One week" excerpts, stunt sequence analysis, short film 'Jailbait', the Mississipi River, films inspired by Steamboat Bill, Jr |
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"This movie was used as a model for 'Steamboat Willie' (1928), Mickey Mouse's first cartoon with sound"--Container |
| Credits |
Photography, Dev Jennings, Bert Haines |
| Cast |
Buster Keaton, Tom McGuire, Ernest Torrence, Tom Lewis, Marion Byron |
| Notes |
Rated:G |
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DVD. Produced for all regions |
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Available to Deakin staff and students only |
| Subject |
Feature films -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Silent films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings.
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| Author |
Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961.
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Harbaugh, Carl, 1886-1960.
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Riesner, Charles, 1887-1962.
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Jennings, Dev.
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Haines, Bert.
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Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966.
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McGuire, Tom, 1873-1954.
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Torrence, Ernest, 1878-1933.
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Lewis, Tom, 1864-1927.
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Byron, Marion, 1911-1985.
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MK2 Productions.
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United Artists Corporation.
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Madman Entertainment Australia (Firm)
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AV Channel.
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