The General
7.962
1169 Reviews
1926
1h 19min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
25 December 1926
Runtime
1h 19min
Director
Budget
$750,000
Revenue
$1,000,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions
Cast
Buster Keaton
Johnny Gray
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
A Southern General
Charles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
Union General
Al St. John
Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
Frank Barnes
Annabelle's Brother
Mike Donlin
Union General
Tom Nawn
Union General
Jimmy Bryant
Raider (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Raider (uncredited)
Ray Hanford
Raider (uncredited)
Charles Phillips
Raider (uncredited)
Eddie Foster
Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)
Jack Hanlon
Bit Part (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Union Officer (uncredited)
Hilliard Karr
Soldier (uncredited)
Louis Lewyn
Soldier (uncredited)
Elgin Lessley
Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)
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