1926
7.9 (1290 votes)
1h 19m
Genres
Action
Adventure
Comedy
War
Production Companies
Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Buster Keaton Productions
Buster Keaton Productions
The General
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Screenplay: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Director of Photography: Devereaux Jennings, Bert Haines
Producer: Buster Keaton, Joseph M. Schenck
Top 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
Videos
The General (1926) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
The General 1927 Movie Trailer
