MOVIE
The General
“Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.”
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.
Release / first air1926-12-25
Original languageEN
GenresComedy, War, Romance
DirectorClyde Bruckman
WriterClyde Bruckman
Budget$750,000
Revenue$1,000,000
ProductionJoseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions
Cast & Crew
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Buster KeatonJohnnie Gray
Marion MackAnnabelle Lee
Glen CavenderCaptain Anderson
Jim FarleyGeneral Thatcher
Frederick VroomA Southern General
Frank BarnesAnnabelle's BrotherCharles Henry SmithAnnabelle's Father
Joe KeatonUnion General
Mike DonlinUnion GeneralTom NawnUnion GeneralKeywords
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