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The General (1926)

25/12/1926 (US)•Action, Adventure, Comedy, War•1h 19m
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Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Buster Keaton

      Buster Keaton

      Johnnie Gray

    2. Marion Mack

      Marion Mack

      Annabelle Lee

    3. Glen Cavender

      Glen Cavender

      Captain Anderson

    4. Jim Farley

      Jim Farley

      General Thatcher

    5. Frederick Vroom

      Frederick Vroom

      A Southern General

    6. Frank Barnes

      Annabelle's Brother

    7. Charles Henry Smith

      Annabelle's Father

    8. Joe Keaton

      Joe Keaton

      Union General

    9. Mike Donlin

      Mike Donlin

      Union General

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    A review by James

    7.0
    Written by James on Oct 28, 2023

    This is Keaton’s masterpiece, a flawed one, yes. It’s not funny enough and the story could be developed more. But it is significant, flaws and all. The closest a film will ever get to flawed perfection.

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$750,000.00

    Revenue$1,000,000.00

    Keywords

    • cannon
    • army
    • general
    • southern usa
    • spy
    • fiancé
    • bridge
    • engineer
    • attack
    • black and white
    • train
    • silent film
    • behind enemy lines
    • american civil war

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