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The General (1926)

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.
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Buster Keaton profile
Buster Keaton

Director

Clyde Bruckman profile
Clyde Bruckman

Director

Cast

Buster Keaton profile
Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack profile
Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender profile
Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley profile
Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom profile
Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

Frank Barnes profile
Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

Charles Henry Smith profile
Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton profile
Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin profile
Mike Donlin

Union General

Tom Nawn profile
Tom Nawn

Union General

Henry Baird profile
Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

Joe Bricher profile
Joe Bricher

Soldier (uncredited)

Buster Keaton profile
Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack profile
Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender profile
Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley profile
Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom profile
Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

Frank Barnes profile
Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

Charles Henry Smith profile
Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton profile
Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin profile
Mike Donlin

Union General

Tom Nawn profile
Tom Nawn

Union General

Henry Baird profile
Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

Joe Bricher profile
Joe Bricher

Soldier (uncredited)

Extra

Release Date

December 25, 1926

Original Language

No Language

Budget

$750,000.00

Production Company

Joseph M. Schenck Productions logoBuster Keaton Productions logo

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Videos

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William Friedkin on Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL
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Critics' Picks - 'The General'
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The General 1927 Movie Trailer

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