The General
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
7.9
1.5K votes
1926
1h 19m
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.
Directed by Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Top cast
Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
A Southern GeneralF
Frank Barnes
Annabelle's BrotherC
Charles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
Union General
Mike Donlin
Union GeneralT
Tom Nawn
Union GeneralH
Henry Baird
Soldier (uncredited)J
Joe Bricher
Soldier (uncredited)J
Jimmy Bryant
Raider (uncredited)S
Sergeant Bukowski
Officer (uncredited)C
C.C. Cruson
Officer (uncredited)J
Jack Dempster
Raider (uncredited)K
Keith Fennell
Soldier (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Raider (uncredited)E
Eddie Foster
Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)R
Ronald Gilstrap
Union Soldier (uncredited)Details
Status
Released
Release date
December 25, 1926
Budget
$750K
Revenue
$1M
Language
No Language
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