Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
The General
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Synopsis
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie 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
- Written by
- Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, Charles Henry Smith
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)
Jimmy Bryant
Raider (uncredited)
Sergeant Bukowski
Officer (uncredited)
C.C. Cruson
Officer (uncredited)
Jack Dempster
Raider (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- December 25, 1926
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Budget
- $750,000
- Box office
- $1,000,000
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