Steamboat Bill, Jr. preceded by Steamboat Willie
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Director: Buster Keaton, Charles Reisner
1928 / 78min / DCP
“This first offering references cinema in the year that Dial was born. In 1928 Buster Keaton made Steamboat Bill Jr., a masterpiece of silent era comedy that features possibly the most famous death-defying stunt that Keaton ever executed. Keaton's film inspired Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie, the animated short that introduced Mickey Mouse into popular consciousnesses. These creative forces changed the world that Dial was born into, and they also correspond specifically to his world in the Deep South, with steamboat races and references to confederate generals.” —Greg de Cuir Jr
Preceded by Steamboat Willie (Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks, 1928, 8')
New 4K restoration of Buster Keaton’s STEAMBOAT BILL JR. from Cohen Film Collection. Restored in conjunction with Cineteca di Bologna.
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