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The General
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The General

1926 · 1h 19m · dir. Clyde Bruckman

TMDB7.9

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.

DirectorClyde Bruckman
RatedFSK 6 · NR
Runtime1h 19m
StatusReleased
LanguageEN
CountryUnited States of America
Budget$750K
Box office$1M

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Cast

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack

Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley

Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom

Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

F

Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

C

Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton

Joe Keaton

Union General

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Tags & details

Genre
Comedy
Romance
spy
Setting
War
train
Art Style
black and white
Theme / Plot
army
Other
cannon
southern usa
fiancé
bridge
engineer
attack
silent film
Character / People
general

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