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The General

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

  • Movie
  • 1926
  • NR
  • 1h 19m

Directed by Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton

7.9

TMDB audience rating
7.9 out of 10 from 1,490 votes

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Overview

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie 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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Cast and crew

  • Buster Keaton

    Buster KeatonJohnnie Gray

  • Marion Mack

    Marion MackAnnabelle Lee

  • Glen Cavender

    Glen CavenderCaptain Anderson

  • Jim Farley

    Jim FarleyGeneral Thatcher

  • Frederick Vroom

    Frederick VroomA Southern General

  • Frank BarnesAnnabelle's Brother

  • Charles Henry SmithAnnabelle's Father

  • Joe Keaton

    Joe KeatonUnion General

  • Mike Donlin

    Mike DonlinUnion General

  • Tom NawnUnion General

  • Henry BairdSoldier (uncredited)

  • Joe BricherSoldier (uncredited)

  • Jimmy BryantRaider (uncredited)

  • Sergeant BukowskiOfficer (uncredited)

  • C.C. CrusonOfficer (uncredited)

  • Jack DempsterRaider (uncredited)

  • Keith FennellSoldier (uncredited)

  • Budd Fine

    Budd FineRaider (uncredited)

Director
Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton
Writer
Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton
Cinematography
Bert Haines and Devereaux Jennings