The General

The General

1926
1h 19m
7.9

7.9/10

1,392 votes • View on IMDb
Action Adventure Comedy War Romance

"Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter."

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $750,000

Revenue: $1,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Joseph M. Schenck Productions Buster Keaton Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
No Language

Keywords

cannon army general southern usa spy fiancé bridge engineer attack black and white train silent film behind enemy lines american civil war

Quick Facts

Release Date December 25, 1926
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0017925

Cast

Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack
Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley
Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom
Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

Frank Barnes
Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

Charles Henry Smith
Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton
Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin
Mike Donlin

Union General

Tom Nawn
Tom Nawn

Union General

Henry Baird
Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

Joe Bricher
Joe Bricher

Soldier (uncredited)

Key Crew

Clyde Bruckman
Director
Buster Keaton
Screenplay
Buster Keaton
Director
Buster Keaton
Producer
Clyde Bruckman
Screenplay
Joseph M. Schenck
Producer