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Feature film — 1926

The General (1926)

7.91h 19mComedy — War — Romance

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie 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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A high-signal pick with 1,486 votes.

Joseph M. Schenck Productions / Buster Keaton Productions

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Director: Clyde Bruckman

On screen

Cast & crew

Buster Keaton as Johnnie Gray

Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack as Annabelle Lee

Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender as Captain Anderson

Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley as General Thatcher

Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom as A Southern General

Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

F

Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

C

Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton as Union General

Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin as Union General

Mike Donlin

Union General

T

Tom Nawn

Union General

H

Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

J

Joe Bricher

Soldier (uncredited)

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