The General

The General

7.9(1.3K)
ActionAdventureComedyWarRomance

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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Marion Mack
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
Frederick Vroom
A Southern General
Joe Keaton
Joe Keaton
Union General
Mike Donlin
Mike Donlin
Union General
Tom Nawn
Tom Nawn
Union General
Henry Baird
Henry Baird
Soldier (uncredited)
Joe Bricher
Joe Bricher
Soldier (uncredited)
Jimmy Bryant
Jimmy Bryant
Raider (uncredited)
Sergeant Bukowski
Sergeant Bukowski
Officer (uncredited)
C.C. Cruson
C.C. Cruson
Officer (uncredited)
Jack Dempster
Jack Dempster
Raider (uncredited)
Keith Fennell
Keith Fennell
Soldier (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Budd Fine
Raider (uncredited)

WriterCharles Henry Smith

DirectorsBuster Keaton, Louis Lewyn

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Release dateDec 25 1926

Runtime1 hour 19 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguageNo Language

Production companiesJoseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions

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