Mississippi riverboat captain Ernest Torrence contends with rival Tom McGuire, whose daughter Marion Byron is sweet on the former’s scarcely ship-shape son Keaton, who has to step up once a cyclone descends. Keaton refines themes including generational pride, and also finesses escalating jeopardy, including the iconic ne plus ultra of his still-astonishing collapsing-structure tableaux, achieved within a mere three-inch margin of error.

New 4K DCP restoration done in conjunction with Cineteca di Bologna with an orchestral score by Carl Davis

Preceded by:

The High Sign (Edward F. Cline & Buster Keaton, 1921, U.S., 20m, 4K DCP)

A criminal gang recruits Keaton, but he rigs up protective devices for their intended targets’ home.

New 4K DCP restoration done in conjunction with Cineteca di Bologna with an orchestral score by Carl Davis