The General (1926)

Name: The General
Genre: Comedy, War, Romance
Released: 1926-12-25
Duration: 79 min
Cast: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

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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Released 1926-12-25 · 79 min · Comedy, War, Romance

Directed by Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

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)