The General
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
Action
Adventure
Comedy
War
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1926-12-25
Runtime:
1h 19m
Director:
Clyde Bruckman
Writer:
Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Top Cast
Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
A Southern General
Frank Barnes
Annabelle's Brother
Charles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
Union General
Mike Donlin
Union General
Tom Nawn
Union General
Henry Baird
Soldier (uncredited)
Joe Bricher
Soldier (uncredited)
Official Videos
Billy Crystal on Buster Keaton and THE GENERAL
William Friedkin on Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL
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