The General

The General

Comedy · 1927 · 1h 19m

Movie

7.9/10 · TMDB

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

Overview

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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Cast & crew

Buster KeatonJohnnie Gray
Marion MackAnnabelle Lee
Glen CavenderCaptain Anderson
Jim FarleyGeneral Thatcher
Frederick VroomA Southern General
Frank BarnesAnnabelle's Brother
Charles Henry SmithAnnabelle's Father
Joe KeatonUnion General
Mike DonlinUnion General
Tom NawnUnion General
Henry BairdSoldier (uncredited)
Joe BricherSoldier (uncredited)
Jimmy BryantRaider (uncredited)
Sergeant BukowskiOfficer (uncredited)
C.C. CrusonOfficer (uncredited)

Information

Release date
16 January 1927
Director
Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Genres
Comedy, War, Romance
Runtime
1h 19m
Country of origin
United States

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