Steamboat Bill Jr. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Steamboat Bill, Jr. Steamboat Bill Jr. DVD cover Directed by Charles Reisner Written by Carl Harbaugh Starring Buster Keaton Tom McGuire Distributed by United Artists Release date(s) May 12 , 1928 ( USA ) Running time 71 min. Country United States Language Silent film English intertitles IMDb profile Steamboat Bill Jr. ( 1928 ) is a feature-length comedy silent film featuring Buster Keaton . Released by United Artists , the film is the last product of Keaton's independent production team and set of gag writers. It was not a box-office success and proved to be the last picture Keaton would make for United Artists. Keaton would end up moving to MGM where he would make one last film with his trademark style, The Cameraman (1928 film) , before all of his creative control was taken away by the studio. Contents [ hide ] ...