The General
Released
December 25, 1926
Runtime: 1h 19m
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.
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Cast & Crew
Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
A Southern General
- FB
Frank Barnes
Annabelle's Brother
- CS
Charles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
Union General
Mike Donlin
Union General
- TN
Tom Nawn
Union General
- HB
Henry Baird
Soldier (uncredited)
- JB
Joe Bricher
Soldier (uncredited)
- JB
Jimmy Bryant
Raider (uncredited)
- SB
Sergeant Bukowski
Officer (uncredited)
- CC
C.C. Cruson
Officer (uncredited)
- JD
Jack Dempster
Raider (uncredited)
- KF
Keith Fennell
Soldier (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Raider (uncredited)
Clyde Bruckman
Director
Buster Keaton
Director
Buster Keaton
Screenplay
Clyde Bruckman
Screenplay
Media
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