The General

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

7.919261h 19mReleased

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1926-12-25

Runtime1h 19m

LanguagesNo Language

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$750,000

Revenue$1,000,000

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Trailer

Masters of Cinema 100th Anniversary Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Buster Keaton

as Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack

as Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender

as Captain Anderson

Jim Farley

as General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom

as A Southern General

Frank Barnes

as Annabelle's Brother

Charles Henry Smith

as Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton

as Union General

Mike Donlin

as Union General

Tom Nawn

as Union General

Reviews

Andres Gomez

Feb 26, 2016

10/10

Just amazing. Really, really impressive scenes with the railway engines and a physically incredible Keaton.

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CinemaSerf

Jun 6, 2022

8/10

There's quite a lot going on here - it is certainly comedic, but there is also plenty of action and even some romance in this American Civil War story. Keaton ("Johnnie") has been deemed more important as a railroad engineer so was rejected as a soldier - but this causes his girlfriend "Annabelle" and her family to think he is yella'! When the Yank…

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