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The General

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.

1h 19m1926NRTMDb 7.9

ComedyWarRomance

English

Crew and Cast

Clyde BruckmanClyde BruckmanDirectorBuster KeatonBuster KeatonDirector · Johnnie GrayMarion MackMarion MackAnnabelle LeeGlen CavenderGlen CavenderCaptain AndersonJim FarleyJim FarleyGeneral ThatcherFrederick VroomFrederick VroomA Southern General
Frank BarnesAnnabelle's Brother
Charles Henry SmithAnnabelle's FatherJoe KeatonJoe KeatonUnion GeneralMike DonlinMike DonlinUnion General
Tom NawnUnion General
Henry BairdSoldier
Joe BricherSoldier
Jimmy BryantRaider
Sergeant BukowskiOfficer
C.C. CrusonOfficer
Jack DempsterRaider
Keith FennellSoldierBudd FineBudd FineRaider
Eddie FosterUnion Railroad Fireman
Ronald GilstrapUnion SoldierFrank HagneyFrank HagneyConfederate RecruiterRay HanfordRay HanfordRaider
Jack HanlonBit Part
Al HansonRaider
Anthony HarveyRaiderEdward HearnEdward HearnUnion OfficerHilliard KarrHilliard KarrSoldierElgin LessleyElgin LessleyUnion General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge
Louis LewynSoldier
Jackie LoweBoy Who Follows Johnny

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
25 December 1926
Runtime
1h 19m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.9 / 10 (1,478 votes)

Production

Director
Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Writers
Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Studios
Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$750,000.0
Revenue
$1.0M
Profit
$250,000.0
Return
1.3×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
No Language