The cyclonic finish of this film is the best part of its entertainment, but it is not a bad feature otherwise. There are many laughable moments, assured through gags that, taken by and large, are clever and different.

Buster's old stage talents as an acrobat are brought into frequent use, notably in a storm of cyclonic proportions In which he is blown about from one hazardous point to another, in and out of the river, on and off of tumbling buildings and whatnot.

Buster Keaton hits high with his newest comic offering, Steamboat Bill, Jr. There are at least four new gags which make for real laughs, and that's enough for any movie.

[U]nder the spectacle is a love between father and son that neither can express except through action and a nervous city boy who transforms from an oblivious klutz into a mechanical genius...