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The General
“Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.”
7.9(1,490)19261h 19mReleasedMovie
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.
Top Billed 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)
Keith Fennell
Soldier (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Raider (uncredited)
Production Details
Release Date
1926-12-25
Runtime
79 min
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$1M
Director
Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Writers
Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Production Companies
Joseph M. Schenck ProductionsBuster Keaton Productions
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