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The General
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Buster Keaton Productions
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Joseph M. Schenck Productions

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The General

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

1926 79 min ★ 7.9 (1,417) Released
Comedy Romance War

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.

Original title
The General
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$750,000
Revenue
$1,000,000
Keywords 14
american civil war army attack behind enemy lines black and white bridge cannon engineer fiancé general silent film southern usa spy train
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Cast 14
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

Joe Keaton

Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin

Mike Donlin

Union General

Budd Fine

Budd Fine

Raider (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney

Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)

Ray Hanford

Ray Hanford

Raider (uncredited)

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

Union Officer (uncredited)

Hilliard Karr

Hilliard Karr

Soldier (uncredited)

Elgin Lessley

Elgin Lessley

Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)

Al St. John

Al St. John

Officer on Horseback (uncredited)

Crew 9
Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Second Unit

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Stunts

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

Assistant Director

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Director

Clyde Bruckman

Clyde Bruckman

Director

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Editor

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Producer

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Screenplay

Clyde Bruckman

Clyde Bruckman

Screenplay

Gallery 78
Videos 10
US Release Dates 3

Dec 25, 1926

El Paso, TX

NR Theatrical (Limited)

Dec 26, 1926

Bridgeport, CT

NR Theatrical (Limited)

Jan 15, 1927

Portland, OR

NR Theatrical (Limited)

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