Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Flavored with Americana and loaded with cinematic inventiveness, Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928, 69 min.) was Buster Keaton's final independent production, a comic masterpiece. Set on the Mississippi River, Steamboat Bill, Jr. follows the adventures of a spoiled young man who is forced by his crusty father (Ernest Torrence) to learn riverboating. Highlighted by remarkable special effects, the film includes the legendary stunt in which the front of a building collapses over Junior, who passes unharmed through an open window. Added to this DVD are two Keaton shorts. Surprisingly dark yet wickedly funny, Convict 13 (1920, 20 min.) combines gallows humor with rapid-fire slapstick. In Daydreams (1922, 22 min.), Buster tries to establish himself in a profession--from veterinary assistant to street-sweeper to actor--and, in one of his most cleverly staged chases, is pursued by a herd of New York City bulls. Digitally mastered from archival prints, with original musical scores. ...

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