The General

1926 PG-13 1h 19m

7.9 /10

1.4K

Genre

Action Adventure Comedy War Romance

Plot

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.

Director

Clyde Bruckman

Writers

Clyde Bruckman Buster Keaton Al Boasberg

Stars

Buster Keaton Marion Mack Glen Cavender

Cast & Crew

Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)

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Ronald Gilstrap

Union Soldier (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)

Bit Part (uncredited)

Union Officer (uncredited)

Hilliard Karr

Soldier (uncredited)

Elgin Lessley

Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)

Boy Who Follows Johnny (uncredited)

Officer on Horseback (uncredited)

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Harold Terry

Union Soldier (uncredited)

Union Soldier (uncredited)

28 Oct 2023

This is Keaton’s masterpiece, a flawed one, yes. It’s not funny enough and the story could be developed more. But it is significant, flaws and all. Th...

Geronimo1967

6 Jun 2022

There's quite a lot going on here - it is certainly comedic, but there is also plenty of action and even some romance in this American Civil War story...

tanty

26 Feb 2016

Just amazing. Really, really impressive scenes with the railway engines and a physically incredible Keaton.