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#TalkieTuesday James Curtis quotes Buster Keaton, recollecting the set up for “Steamboat Bill Jr.” in his biography, Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker’s Life, available here: busterstuff.com/product/buster-keaton-a-film-makers-life/377

This Day in Buster…May 14, 1928

The Daily News, New York reports that Buster Keaton hits high with his newest comic offering, “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” However, they weren’t so keen on Marion Byron, describing her as “not particularly worthy of praise, but O.K.”  Mr Canfield Jr seemed to think she was more than O.K.!

#SaturdayCaptions Caption this seemingly steamy moment between Buster Keaton & Marion Byron on the set of “Steamboat Bill Jr.” 1928.

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