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The General

The General

The General

7.9/10

December 25, 1926

79 minutes

Clyde Bruckman

Action Adventure Comedy War Romance

Overview

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.

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Movie Details

Release Date

December 25, 1926

Runtime

79 minutes

Director

Clyde Bruckman

Rating

7.9/10

Production Companies

Joseph M. Schenck Productions Buster Keaton Productions

Trailer

Masters of Cinema 100th Anniversary Trailer

Cast

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack

Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley

Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom

Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton

Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin

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

Budd Fine

Raider (uncredited)

Eddie Foster

Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)

Ronald Gilstrap

Union Soldier (uncredited)