Steamboat Bill, Jr. silent comedy film from 1928 starring Buster Keaton

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Steamboat Bill, Jr. is a silent comedy film from 1928 starring Buster Keaton. It tells the story of a young man who returns to his hometown to help his father, a steamboat captain, compete with a rival businessman. Along the way, he falls in love with the rival’s daughter and faces a dangerous cyclone. The film is famous for its stunt where Keaton survives a falling house facade by standing in the exact spot of an open window12. It is considered one of Keaton’s best films and a classic of American cinema

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