Movie·1926·1h 19m
The General
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
Country
United States of America
Language
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The Story
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
Producer
Buster Keaton, Joseph M. Schenck
Cinematography
Devereaux Jennings
Editor
Buster Keaton
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
1,412 votes
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// cast
Cast
Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
A Southern General
Frank Barnes
Annabelle's Brother
Charles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
Union General
Mike Donlin
Union General
Tom Nawn
Union General
Henry Baird
Soldier (uncredited)
Joe Bricher
Soldier (uncredited)
Jimmy Bryant
Raider (uncredited)
Sergeant Bukowski
Officer (uncredited)
C.C. Cruson
Officer (uncredited)
Jack Dempster
Raider (uncredited)
Keith Fennell
Soldier (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Raider (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Clyde Bruckman
Director, Screenplay
Buster Keaton
Screenplay, Editor, Director, Producer
Devereaux Jennings
Director of Photography
Sherman Kell
Editor
Joseph M. Schenck
Producer
Bert Haines
Director of Photography
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