Action ·Adventure ·Comedy ·War ·Romance · United States of America · 1926 · 1h 19m

The General

The General poster
Director
Clyde BruckmanBuster Keaton
Cast
Buster Keaton as Johnnie Gray Marion Mack as Annabelle Lee Glen Cavender as Captain Anderson Jim Farley as General Thatcher Frederick Vroom as A Southern General Frank Barnes as Annabelle's Brother
Crew
Bert Haines — Director of Photography Devereaux Jennings — Director of Photography Buster Keaton — Editor Sherman Kell — Editor Clyde Bruckman — Screenplay Buster Keaton — Screenplay
Tagline

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The General — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
cannonarmygeneralsouthern usaspyfiancébridgeengineerattackblack and whitetrainsilent film
Key Collaborators
Clyde Bruckman Director Buster Keaton Director Bert Haines Director of Photography Devereaux Jennings Director of Photography Buster Keaton Editor Sherman Kell Editor Clyde Bruckman Screenplay Buster Keaton Screenplay Buster Keaton Producer Joseph M. Schenck Producer
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