The General (1926)
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 19m
- Director Clyde Bruckman
- Genres Comedy Romance War
- Rating 7.9/10 (1,457 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
-
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
- Henry Baird as Soldier (uncredited)
- Joe Bricher as Soldier (uncredited)
- Jimmy Bryant as Raider (uncredited)
- Sergeant Bukowski as Officer (uncredited)
- C.C. Cruson as Officer (uncredited)
- Jack Dempster as Raider (uncredited)
- Keith Fennell as Soldier (uncredited)
-
Budd Fine
as Raider (uncredited)
Crew
-
Clyde Bruckman
Director
-
Buster Keaton
Director
- Bert Haines Director of Photography
- Devereaux Jennings Director of Photography
-
Buster Keaton
Editor
- Sherman Kell Editor
-
Buster Keaton
Producer
- Joseph M. Schenck Producer
-
Clyde Bruckman
Screenplay
-
Buster Keaton
Screenplay
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